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4Application for Residence Homestead Exemption
Step 2: Property that Qualifies for Residence Homestead Application
Physical Address (i.e., street address, not P.O. Box), City, County, State, ZIP Code
Legal Description (if known)
HCAD Account Number
Number of acres (or fraction of an acre, not to exceed 20 acres) you own and occupy as your principal residence
acres
.
MANUFACTURED HOME: Make, model and identification number
If the ownership of your property is in stock in a cooperative housing corporation, do you have an exclusive right to occupy
..........................................................................................................
Yes
No
the unit at the physical address identified above?
Step 3: Types of Residence Homestead Exemption
Place an "x" or check mark beside the type of of residence homestead exemption for which you are applying for the property described above in Step
2. A brief description of the qualifications of each type of exemption is provided beside the exemption name. For complete details regarding each
type of exemption and its specific qualifications, you should consult the Tax Code Chapter 11, Taxable Property and Exemptions. You may call the
Harris County Appraisal District at (713) 957-7800 or go to "Contact Us" at
GENERAL RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13 (a)(b)):
You may qualify for this exemption if for the current
year and, if filing a late application, for the year for which you are seeking an exemption: (1) you owned this property on January 1; (2) you
occupied it as your principal residence on January 1; and (3) you and your spouse do not claim a residence homestead exemption on any
other property.
DISABLED PERSON EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(c), (d)):
You may qualify for this exemption if you are under a disability for
purposes of payment of disability insurance benefits under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. You can’t receive an age 65 or
older exemption if you receive this exemption.
AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(c), (d)):
You may qualify for this exemption if you are 65 years of age or
older. This exemption is effective Jan. 1 of the year in which you become age 65. You cannot receive a disability exemption if you receive this
exemption.
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF INDIVIDUAL WHO QUALIFIED FOR AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION
(Tax Code Section 11.13(q)):
You may qualify for this exemption if: (1) your deceased spouse died in a year in which he or she
qualified for the exemption under Tax Code Section 11.13(d); (2) you were 55 years of age or older when your deceased spouse died; and
(3) the property was your residence homestead when your deceased spouse died and remains your residence homestead. You can’t
receive this exemption if you receive an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.13(d).
Name of Deceased Spouse
Date of Death
100% DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.131(b)):
You may qualify for this exemption if you are a disabled veteran who receives from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its
successor: (1) 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability; and (2) a rating of 100 percent disabled or individual
unemployability.
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED VETERAN WHO QUALIFIED OR WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE 100% DISABLED
VETERAN’S EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.131(c)(d)):
You may qualify for this exemption if you were married to a disabled veteran
who qualified for an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.131(b) at the time of his or her death and: (1) you have not remarried since the death
of the disabled veteran and (2) the property was your residence homestead when the disabled veteran died and remains your residence
homestead.
Name of Deceased Spouse
Date of Death
DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERAN (Tax Code Section 11.132(b)):
You may qualify for this
exemption if you are a disabled veteran with a disability rating of less than 100 percent and your residence homestead was donated to
you by a charitable organization at no cost to you. Please attach all documents to support your request. Name(s) of Owner(s) who
qualify
Percent Disability Rating
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED VETERAN WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
(Tax Code Section 11.132(c)(d)):
You may qualify for this exemption if you were married to a disabled veteran who qualified for an
exemption under Tax Code Section 11.132(b) at the time of his or her death and: (1) you have not remarried since the death of the disabled
veteran and (2) the property was your residence homestead when the disabled veteran died and remains your residence homestead.
Please attach all documents to support your request.
Name of Deceased Spouse
Date of Death
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES KILLED IN ACTION (Tax Code Section 11.133(b)(c)):
You may qualify for
this exemption if you are the surviving spouse of a member of the United States armed services who is killed in action and you have not
remarried since the death of the member of the armed services. Please attach all documents to support your request.
11.13 (01/2016)
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