You must request a transfer certificate from the appraisal district for the former home to provide to the appraisal district for your new home. An over-65 or disabled person exemption can be transferred by the property owner at any time during the year to a new property in Texas.
The one-per-couple limit inheres in the very meaning of a “homestead.” It is part of what a homestead is. A married couple can no more have a second homestead than an only child can have a younger sister.
Specific question about exemptions, values or name and address changes should be directed to HCAD at: 713-957-7800 or online at .hcad.
FAQs • If the owners are married, can they claim two homeste. If the owners are married, can they claim two homestead exemptions? No. A married couple can claim only one homestead.