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Homeowner's Exemption

If you own and live in your home as your main home on January 1, you can apply for a Homeowners’ Exemption, which can lower your property taxes by about $70 each year. If you just bought or built your home and did not get this exemption on your regular tax bill, you can still apply using the supplemental tax bill, but you must move into the home within 90 days of buying or finishing it and apply within 30 days after you get your Notice of Supplemental Assessment.

If your home no longer qualifies, like if you move out, you must tell the Assessor’s Office right away. Also, if you move to a new home, the exemption does not move with you, so you will need to fill out a new application for your new home.

If you have questions about the Homeowners’ Exemption, you can find answers to the most common questions on our website. Homeowner's Exemption Frequently Asked Questions 

Disabled Veterans' Exemption

If you are a veteran who is fully disabled because of your service (100%), blind in both eyes, or have lost the use of more than one limb due to an injury or illness from your military service, you may be able to apply for a Disabled Veterans’ Exemption to lower your property taxes. This benefit is also available to the unmarried surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran.

If you have questions, you can find answers to the most common ones on our website. Disabled Veterans' Exemption Frequently Asked Questions

• Disabled Veterans' Exemption Claim Form

Institutional Exemptions

Property that is used only for certain purposes—like a church, college, cemetery, museum, school, or library—may not have to pay property taxes, Property owned and used only by certain groups, like charities, churches, science groups, or hospitals, may also not have to pay taxes. If your group has been approved by the State, you may be able to apply for this tax break. (download the necessary claim forms.) If you have not obtained a Clearance Certificate from the State, see the link below.

If a group applied for a property tax exemption before January 1, 2004, both the State and the local Assessor’s Office will review it. Starting on January 1, 2004, any group that wants a property tax exemption must first get approval from the State. The State will give the group a special approval paper, and then the local Assessor’s Office will decide if each property qualifies for the exemption. If your group already has an active exemption, the State will automatically send you this approval. For more information on the recent changes please visit the BOE Welfare Exemption page.

This guide is made by State Board of Equalization to help groups that want to apply for a property tax break called the Welfare Exemption. Click this link to read the informational booklet