To apply, complete the application form (DTE 105A, Homestead Exemption Application Form for Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons, and Surviving Spouses), then file it with your local county auditor. The form is available on the Department of Taxation's website and is also available from county auditors.
If an application is qualified for the homestead exemption they receive a flat $26,200 property valuation exemption off the market value of their home. For example, an eligible owner of a home valued at $100,000 would be billed as if the home was valued at only $73,800.
Qualifying homeowners, including disabled veterans and seniors, can exempt up to $150,000 based on the value assessment of their home. Qualifying homeowners age 18 and older can exempt up to $400,000 in property value. Qualifying homeowners can get a property tax credit up to $425 in 2024.
Who qualifies for the Homestead Exemption? Homeowners over the age of 65: Must not have a total household income over $38,600/year if applying in 2024, or $40,000 if applying in 2025, which includes the Ohio adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner's spouse.
Ohio has three types of Homestead Exemptions: (1) senior and disabled persons, (2) disabled veterans, and (3) surviving spouses of public safety personnel killed in the line of duty.
Homeowners over the age of 65: Must not have a total household income over $38,600/year if applying in 2024, or $40,000 if applying in 2025, which includes the Ohio adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner's spouse. Must be age 65 by December 31 of the calendar year for which the exemption is sought.
The bill proposes a property tax reduction for householders who meet all of the following requirements: the householder is at least 65 years of age or older, has continuously lived in their home for two or more years, has an annual total income less than or equal to $50,000 (as adjusted for inflation in subsequent ...
The homestead exemption is a statewide program which allows qualified senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled homeowners to reduce their property tax burden by shielding some of the auditor's appraised value of their home from taxation. The exemption takes the form of a credit on property tax bills.