Letter from attorney to opposing counsel requesting documentation concerning homestead exemption for change of venue motion.
Letter from attorney to opposing counsel requesting documentation concerning homestead exemption for change of venue motion.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION Attach a copy of each property owner's driver's license or state-issued personal identification certificate. The address listed on the driver's license or state-issued personal identification certificate must correspond to the property address for which the exemption is requested.
A dwelling placed in trust by a husband and wife, the husband being the trustee and the wife the trust beneficiary, and occupied on the lien date as their principal residence, is eligible for the exemption.
There is a new provision that now makes a Trust & Will Trust a qualifying Trust for Texas homestead purposes. This allows estate planners to preserve this important exemption that can save them thousands of dollars on property taxes and remove their primary residence from the probate process.
There are multiple ways to file a Homestead Exemption application Form 50-114, however the online option is the fastest, and details are provided in the transcript below.