You misunderstand - the whole point of the scheme is they don't have to pay the property tax. It gets (partially or entirely) accumulated in a lien against the house, and the seniors stay as long as they want.
When they choose to sell, or their estate sells, the property tax is settled first from the proceeds of the sale.
I'm saying this scheme is in place in other locations to address the same problem you describe, and seems to be working better than prop 13 (at solving that).
When they choose to sell, or their estate sells, the property tax is settled first from the proceeds of the sale.
I'm saying this scheme is in place in other locations to address the same problem you describe, and seems to be working better than prop 13 (at solving that).