Most homeowners qualify for a homestead exemption if they owned the property on January 1st and do not claim a residence homestead exemption on any other property. You may also qualify if you are older than 65 years of age, have a disability, or are a surviving spouse 55 years or older of a person who qualified for the over-65 exemption. Please see the forms above for complete details.
You may be eligibly to apply late for a prior tax year if you qualified in the previous tax year but did not apply for a homestead exemption.
Thanks for the update we all need to remember to file for our homestead exemptions this is a great way to reduce your taxes.
I saw something interesting on a Canadian Blog yesterday. In Canada at age I believe it was 62 or 65 you can choose to defer your taxes till the sale of your home not to exceed 25% of the homes value. This is also offered to the disabled. What a great idea and this would help so many that own there homes but can no longer afford taxes and living expenses. I hope this type of option will come to the US as well. I see many people doing reverse mortgages so they can pay there taxes.