What is the homestead exemption?
The homestead exemption allows senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans to reduce their property tax burden by shielding some of the market value of their home from taxation.


The exemption, which takes the form of a credit on property tax bills, allows qualifying homeowners to exempt $25,000 of the market value of their home from all local property taxes. For example, through the Homestead Exemption, a home with a market value of $100,000 would be billed as if it is worth $75,000.

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1. What is the homestead exemption?
2. What is the deadline to apply?
3. How has the homestead exemption changed?
4. Who qualifies for the new homestead exemption?
5. When will the reduction affect my property taxes?
6. How will I know if my application has been approved?
7. May I file electronically?
8. Will I have to apply every year to receive the homestead exemption?
9. May I apply for the Homestead Exemption Program if I am a surviving spouse?
10. May I apply for the Homestead Exemption Program if my children's names appear on the deed, too?
11. I am 65, but my spouse is younger than I am. Are we eligible for the home exemption?
12. How do you define permanently and totally disabled?
13. What documentation do I need to provide to prove my disability?
14. How do I show proof of age?
15. How do I prove my income?