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GUIDE TO FILING HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Definition
Each County Government gives certain exemptions to its citizens, which are applied against the property tax assessment to lower the real property tax bill. The requirements for the Basic Homestead exemption are as follows:
1. You must own the property as your legal resident on January 1st of the year you are filing.
2. Filing is only required once, not every year
3. You must occupy the property as your principal residence
4. You must have all cars owned by you registered in the county where you are filing
5. You or your spouse cannot be claiming homestead in another city, county or state.
Notes:
a) Other Exemptions are available in some counties for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
b) If applying by mail we suggest you send the application via certified mail.
c) If in the future you change the way title to the property is held U you must re-file homestead.
Instructions for Filing by County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
Requirements: Picture ID and copy of Deed
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 100 North Street, Suite G-20, Canton GA 30114
For additional Info: 770-479-0433
COBB COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: In Person or by Mail
Where to File: Property Tax Division 8am-5pm Monday – Friday
100 Cherokee Street
Marietta, GA 30090 (or)
9am-6pm Monday –Friday at
East Cobb Govt. Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road
South Cobb Govt. Service Center 4700 Austell Road
For Additional info: http://www.cobbtax.org – application can be downloaded and mailed. 770-528-8600
FORSYTH COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 110 East Main Street, Suite 130
Cumming, GA 30047
8:30am – 5:00pm Monday – Friday
For Further Info: 770-781-2110
FULTON COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: Phone, website or in person
Where to File: 404-224-0102
Website: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
In Person:
1) Fulton Co. Govt. Ctr
2) North Service Center
3) Wills Park Service Center
4) Holcomb Woods Service Center
5) Hightower Station Shopping Center
6) South Service Center
Mail To: Fulton County Board of Assessors
141 Pryor Street, SW
Suite 1047B
Atlanta, GA 30303-3446
GWINNETT COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – May 1
How to File: By mail (application should be mailed to you by February 15th)
For Further Info: 770-822-8800 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
DAWSON COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 25 Tucker Avenue
Room 104
Dawsonville, GA 30534
For additional Info: 706-344-3590
DEKALB COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: By mail
Where to File: 25 Tucker Avenue
Room 104
Dawsonville, GA 30534
For additional Info: 706-344-3590
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Time Period: January 2 – June 1
How to File: In Person or by Mail
Where to File: Tax Commissioner 8:00am-5:00pm
8700 Hospital Drive
Douglasville, GA 30134
For additional Info: www.co.douglas.ga.us/ to download application for mailing
Mail to: Tax Commissioner,
PO Box 1177
Douglasville, GA 30133
770-920-7272
Property taxes don’t move in lockstep with home values because local governments typically don’t measure values every year and some have limits on annual property-tax increases, That means your current property taxes might reflect your home’s value when the market was healthier. Property-tax adjustments lag behind changes in home prices by an average of three years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.