Application For Residential Homestead Exemption - Hood County Appraisal District printable pdf download

Hood County Appraisal District

P O Box 819 ** 1902 W. Pearl Street

Phone 817 573-2471 Fax 817 573-6451

Granbury, Texas 76048

Application for Residential Homestead Exemption

YEAR_________

Property ID _______________

Name:

______________________________________________________________

In Care of:

______________________________________________________________

Address:

______________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip: ______________________________________________________________

This document must be filed with the appraisal district office in the county in which your property is located. It must not be filed

with the office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

This application is for use in claiming general homestead exemptions pursuant to Tax Code §11.13 and §11.131 and 11.432. The

exemptions apply to your residence homestead that you own and occupy as your principal residence. You must furnish all information and documentation required by the

application.

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

For homestead exemptions other than the age 65 and over or disabled person homestead exemptions provided in Tax Code §11.13(c) and

(d), you must file the completed application with all required documentation between January 1 and no later than April 30 of the year for which you are requesting an

exemption. If you qualify for an age 65 and over homestead exemption provided in Tax Code §11.13(c) or (d), you must apply for the exemption no later than the first

anniversary of the date you qualify for the exemption. If you qualify for a disabled person homestead exemption provided in Tax Code §11.13(c) or (d), you must apply for

the exemption no later than the first anniversary of the date you qualify for the exemption. Pursuant to Tax Code §11.431, you may file a late application for a residence

homestead exemption, including a 100% disabled veteran residence homestead exemption, after the deadline for filing has passed if it is filed not later than one year after the

delinquency date for the taxes on the homestead.

WHEN NEW APPLICATION REQUIRED:

Pursuant to Tax Code §11.43(c), if the chief appraiser grants your exemption(s), you do not need to reapply annually.

However, the chief appraiser may require you to file a new application to confirm your current qualification for the exemption(s) by delivering to you a written notice that a

new application is required, accompanied by an appropriate application form. Also, for most exemptions, you must file a new application to claim an exemption that you

qualify for in the future if you do not currently qualify.

DUTY TO NOTIFY:

You have a duty to notify the chief appraiser when your entitlement to any exemption ends.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Pursuant to Tax Code §11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information from you.

You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend

the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.

STEP 1: Provide the year for which the application is filed and other information.

Tax Year _____________

Date you began occupying the property as your principal residence ______________________

Do you own the property for which you are seeking an exemption (check one):

Are you claiming an exemption on another property or on your previous residence?

Yes

If yes, please provide the property address of the other property.

_______________________________________________. If the property is located within Hood Central Appraisal District (HCAD) boundaries, the exemption will be

removed and applied to this property. If the previous residence is located outside HCAD boundaries, please attach documentation from the other appraisal

district verifying removal of the exemption.

STEP 2: Property Ownership.

Phone (area code and number) Home _________________________ Phone (area code and number) Work or Cell _________________________

__________________________________

_________________________________

____________

_____________________

Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate Number*

Name

Birth Date**

Percent Ownership in Property

__________________________________

_________________________________

____________

_____________________

Spouse’s Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate*

Name

Birth Date**

Percent Ownership in Property

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other Owner’s Name(s) (if any) and Other Owner’s Percent Ownership

* Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.43(f), you are required to furnish this information. A driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security account number provided in an application for an

exemption filed with a chief appraiser is confidential and not open to public inspection. The information may not be disclosed to anyone other than an employee of the appraisal office who appraises property, except as

authorized by Tax Code Section 11.48(b).

** Tax Code Section 11.43(m) allows a person who receives a general homestead exemption in a tax year to receive the age 65 or older exemption for an individual 65 years of age or older in the next tax year on the same property

without applying for the age 65 or older exemption if the person becomes 65 years of age in that next year as shown by information in the records of the appraisal district that was provided to the appraisal district by the

individual in an application for a general residence homestead exemption.

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