Sign up Period:

• File with the County Auditor between January 01, 2021 through December 31, 2021 for Real Property and Mobile Homes

Homestead Exemption Qualifications:

The homestead program is designed to provide a tax credit to qualifying citizens. To receive the reduction, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• The homeowner must own and occupy the home as their primary residence as of January 1st of the year in which they apply.
• Be at least 65 years of age or older by December 31^st in the year in which they apply, be permanently and totally disabled as of January 1^st, OR be the surviving spouse of a person who was receiving the homestead exemption at the time of death. The surviving spouse must be at least 59 years old on the date of their spouse’s death.
• Have a “modified adjusted gross income” (which is comprised of Ohio Adjusted Gross Income on Line 3 plus busi­ness income on line 11 from the Schedule A) of $34,200 or less for the income tax year 2020 if filing a 2021 homestead application and for late filers for the 2020 homestead credit the Ohio Adjusted Gross Income must be $33,600 or less for the 2019 Income tax year.

Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption Qualifications: 

The disabled veteran homestead program is designed to provide a tax credit to qualifying citizens. To receive the reduction, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• The homeowner must own and occupy the home as their primary residence as of January 1st of the year in which they apply.
• Be honorably discharged from the military.
• Have a 100% disability rating or 100% compensation rating with individual unemployability, for service-connected disabilities.

(Surviving spouses may also qualify. See application for details.)

Public Service Officer Widow Homestead Exemption Qualifications:

The public service officer widow homestead program is designed to provide a tax credit to qualifying citizens. To receive the reduction, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• The homeowner must own and occupy the home as their primary residence as of January 1st of the year in which they apply.
• Must be the surviving spouse of a public service officer killed in the line of duty.
• Must not be remarried.