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NEW EXPANDED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION


Click here for the Homestead Exemption Application

Click here for the Homestead Brochure

REQUIREMENTS

To Be Eligible You Must:

1. Be 65 years old (or older) during the application period, or be 100% totally and permanently disabled, and show proof of that disability.

2. Own and occupy your home or manufactured home as of January 1 of the year.

Applications must be filed between the first of January and the first Monday in June.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Concerning Homestead Exemption

Q. If I am filing for the Homestead Exemption this year, which property tax bill does it affect?

A. If you are filing for the first time, the reduction will be reflected on the tax bills you will receive the next year.

Q. May I keep my Homestead Exemption if I transfer my home to my children?

A. Contact your attorney to learn about Life Estates and Inter Vivos Trusts. 

Q. I plan to sell my house and buy a smaller one. How do I keep my Homestead Exemption?

A. Since the Homestead Exemption is not transferable, please come to the Athens County Auditor's office and fill out a new application for your new home after you have lived in it through January 1 of the new year.