Each County Government gives certain exemptions to its citizens which are applied against the property tax assessment to lower the real property tax bill. The requirements for the Basic Homestead exemption are as follows:

• You must own the property as your legal residence on January 1st of the year you are filing;
• Filing is only required once, not every year;
• You must occupy the property as your principal residence;
• You must have all cars owned by you registered in the county where you are filing;
• You or your spouse cannot be claiming homestead in another city, county or state.

NOTE:

• If you are a Disabled Person or a Senior Citizen, other exemptions may be available to you:  Check with your county official.
• If applying by mail we suggest you send the application via certified mail.
• If in the future, if you change the way title to the property is held in anyway you must re-file homestead.

If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to contact one of our offices!