:alarm_clock: Build a Philly Real Estate Tax Relief screening tool :alarm_clock:

prestoncabe / dmn-benefit-toolbox

Scaffolding for modeling public benefits' eligibility logic with Decision Model and Notation (DMN)

2 stars 1 forks source link

:alarm_clock: Build a Philly Real Estate Tax Relief screening tool :alarm_clock: #30

Open prestoncabe opened 3 months ago

prestoncabe commented 3 months ago

https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/

Create a tool (backed by our DMN API) that helps folks determine if they should take the Homestead Exemption or apply for LOOP instead.

AKA, a better version of the tool on the application PDF: https://www.phila.gov/media/20240606081624/2024-Longtime-Owner-Occupants-Program-LOOP-Application-revised.pdf

prestoncabe commented 2 months ago

The City Controller website has a (broken?) tool for this: https://controller.phila.gov/philadelphia-audits/property-tax-relief-calculator/

Maybe we could build a replacement for them?

Note: In addition the HE and LOOP, the tool also screens for the Senior Citizen Tax Freeze

prestoncabe commented 1 month ago

Mayor Cherelle Parker sent a letter to residents highlighting the programs mentions above plus more.

We aim to create a tool that helps people determine which of the mentioned benefits they qualify for:

Homestead Exemption
Low-Income Tax Freeze
Senior Citizen Tax Freeze
Owner-Occupied Payment Agreement
Longtime Owner Occupant Program

prestoncabe commented 1 month ago

[ ] Prod Deployment
- [x] File organization
- [x] Setup a hosting service / VM
- [ ] Setup auth token
[ ] Multi-benefit proof-of-concept
[x] Build form
- [x] Homestead questions
- [x] LITF questions
- [x] SCTF questions
- [x] OOPA questions
- [x] LOOP questions
[ ] Build app flow
- [ ] Intro/ invitation/ loading animation?
- [ ] Immediate feedback as form is filled
  - [ ] Eligibility status for each benefit (benefit status)
  - [ ] Eligibility reasons
  - [ ] Scripting (dynamic and static)
  - [ ] Benefit amount (out of scope for now? - maybe just a general range?)
- [ ] Results / call to action

prestoncabe commented 1 month ago

@sierscse OK, so I think a good goal to is to deliver this screening tool to production by Nov 26 (right before thanksgiving). We can just do whatever is necessary to get the tool live and let other goals go for now.