Please read this before you complete the front of this application.
General Instructions and Information
son only has one principal place of residence. Your principal
place of residence determines, among other things, where
Explanation: Last year, the taxes on your home were
you are registered to vote and where you declare residency
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reduced by the 2
% reduction allowed by law for owner-
for income tax purposes.
occupied homes under the name of the previous owner. That
reduction will reduce the property tax bills that are paid on the
Instructions: The line after Auditor’s Number is for the
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home during this calendar year. In order to receive the 2
%
auditor only; do not write on it. The lines following Parcel
reduction for this tax year (taxes actually paid next calendar
Number and Tax District are for the parcel number of your
year), you must complete this form and return it to the county
home and for the taxing district in which it is located. If these
auditor by the fi rst Monday in June, if the home still qualifi es.
lines are not already completed, both of these can be found
on your tax bill. If you cannot locate them, contact your
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Qualifi cations: To receive the 2
% homestead tax reduc-
county auditor. In the lines following Name of Owner(s) of
tion, you must own and occupy your home as your principal
the Home, list the names of all the owners. If all the names
place of residence (domicile) on Jan. 1 of the year you fi le for
are not on your tax bill, list the names as they appear on the
the reduction. A homeowner and spouse are entitled to this
deed to your home.
homestead tax reduction on only one home in Ohio, unless
they can establish that they are domiciled separately. A per-