Homestead

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Homestead Application

Homestead Application for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses

Watch a webinar with Auditor David Thomas and Kris in the Auditor's Office on Homestead and Owner Occupancy

Watch a webinar with the Auditor's Office and Ashtabula County Veteran Services on Homestead, Disabled Veteran's Homestead, and the services provided to Veterans by the ACVS.

Homestead reduces property taxes to qualified senior or permanently disabled citizens. The program exempts the tax on up to $26,200 of the market value of the home for tax year 2024 (taxes paid in 2025) and $28,000 for tax year 2025 (taxes paid in 2026). The amount of the exemption will vary from municipality to municipality as each district has a different effective tax rate. The amount of the exemption is set by the Ohio Department of Taxation each year.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet each requirement:

At least 65-years-old during the filing year, or have a permanent and total disability, or a surviving spouse of a previous Homestead receiver
Own and occupy your home as your principal residence place as of January 1 of the application year
For Tax Year 2024 (Taxes paid in 2025), new applicants' annual adjusted Ohio gross income (OAGI) must be less than $38,600. For Tax Year 2025 (Taxes paid in 2026), new applicants' Ohio Adjusted Gross Income must be less than $40,000. This information is found on line 3 on your income tax return and must be effective for Jan 1 of the year you are applying.

Disabled applicants must also submit either a Certificate of Disability form (DTE 105E) signed by a doctor or State/Federal Agency, or a notice of award letter with date of award (sometimes called a SSA Disability Determination Letter or Benefit Verification Letter) from the Social Security Office.

Military veterans permanently disabled from a service related disability may receive an exemption up to $52,300 for tax year 2024 (taxes paid in 2025) and $56,000 in tax year 2025 (taxes paid in 2026). This requires a different homestead form for disabled veterans and the DD-214 form. Veterans must be 100% disabled to qualify.

Owner Occupancy

440-576-3445440-576-3445
(M-F 8:00am – 4:30pm)

Owner Occupancy Application

A home owner may receive a small percentage reduction on their property tax bill, as long as the owner lives in the home. There is no application deadline.

To qualify, you must own and occupy your home as of January 1 of the year you apply for the reduction. A homeowner and spouse may only apply for one property in Ohio.

The reduction only applies to one acre of land and the homesite value. Any additional acres on the property will not recieve an Owner Occupancy reduction.

Frequently Asked Questions

How will I know if my application has been approved?

You will receive notification from our office no later than the first Monday in October.

If denied, you may contest our decision by filing an appeal through the Board of Revision. The appeal must be submitted before the real property first-half taxes deadline of the year.

If the title of my property is in a trust, can I still receive homestead exemption?

You are eligible if you created the trust to be effective during your lifetime AND you provided the assets for the trust. Properties not owned by an individual are ineligible for homestead exemption.