General Homestead Exemption: is given to owner-occupied residential property, the exemption has a maximum reduction of $6,000 in assessed valuation. Make sure this exemption appears on your tax bill if this is your permanent residence.
Most states have homestead exemptions except New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Some states have other homestead laws such as provisions that protect surviving spouses from creditors.
Exempt property is property that is protected from the reach of creditors and even bankruptcy trustees. For example, if you live in a home you own in Utah , each owner is entitled to a $30,000 homestead exemption. A husband and wife could exempt up to $60,000 in equity.
A decedent's surviving spouse is entitled to a homestead allowance of $22,500. If there is no surviving spouse, each minor child and each dependent child of the decedent is entitled to a homestead allowance amounting to $22,500 divided by the number of minor and dependent children of the decedent.
Under the Utah exemption system, homeowners can exempt up to $45,100 of their home or other property covered by the homestead exemption, such as a mobile home. You can use the homestead exemption to protect more than one parcel of land, but you can protect only up to one acre total. (Utah Code Ann. § 78B-5-504.)
Homestead Improvement Exemption In Cook County, an application must be filed with the County Assessor along with a valuation complaint. For information and to apply, contact the Cook County Assessor's Office; all other counties contact the Chief County Assessment Office.
You may be eligible for the primary residential exemption if you occupy your home for 183 consecutive days or more in a calendar year.