Homestead Exemption

Veterans who are rated by the VA as 100 percent permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability, are eligible for expanded Homestead Exemption property tax relief on their primary residential home. Instead of the $25,000 allowed for other eligible 65-and-older or permanently disabled applicants, eligible Veterans can exempt $50,000 of the assessed value of their primary residential home from property taxes, meaning that a home valued at $150,000 will only be taxed at a value of $100,000. These Veterans are also exempt from the $30,000 limit on annual income applied to other applicants; eligible Veterans have no limit on their annual income.

Eligibility

• Veterans rated by the VA as 100 percent disabled due to a service-connected disability, without regard to annual income, and their surviving spouses who occupy the same home as the eligible Veteran.
• The expanded Homestead Exemption applies to tax years 2014 and forward.

Location in Ohio Law: Ohio Revised Code 323.152

Application and Contact Information

Application must be made through the county auditor in the county where the home is located In Ashland County this is located at the following address:

Ashland County Courthouse
142 W. 2nd Street
Ashland, Ohio 44805

Phone: 419-282-4235
Email: [email protected]