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Homestead Exemption
Posted on 12/9/10 at 11:03 am
Posted on 12/9/10 at 11:03 am
I bought my first house last year. Just got my property tax bill for this year. The taxes are paid out of my mortgage, so I've never really paid a lot of attention. I got the tax bill and it was way higher than I was expecting. I just found out I was supposed to file for homestead exemption. I assumed that this was part of the crap load of papers I signed. Now I find out I was supposed to go file papers or something. I've been in the house since August of 2009. Can I still file and will the exemption apply to this year's tax?
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Posted on 12/9/10 at 11:15 am to lsursb
Goto the office on coursey ASAP would be my suggestion
Posted on 12/9/10 at 11:40 am to lsursb
usually the closing agent will tell you take care of this.....maybe you didn't hear that part while signing on that paper work.....get to court house quickly
Posted on 12/9/10 at 11:46 am to lsursb
I forgot to declare homestead exemption when I moved into my house. I went to the assessors office and declared it after I received my bill. They just gave me a receipt that showed a portion was paid because of homestead exemption. They did not print out a new tax bill. Make sure you explain this to your mortgage company though. I attached my receipt to the tax bill showing a portion was paid when I sent it off, but the mortgage company paid the full amount. It took me six months to get the money back in my escrow account.
Posted on 12/11/10 at 2:05 pm to lsursb
I bought my house in June, and have my reminder to file homestead exemption between January 1, 2011, and April 1, 2011, up on my fridge. This is another good reminder. Thanks! 
Posted on 12/14/10 at 3:53 pm to lsursb
I didn't file homestead for the first 2.5 years I was in my house. My escrow payments fluctuated from year to year by about 15%. I filed, a reimbursement check was sent to my mortgage company and they sent me a check from the escrow balance for the previous 2 years. I didn't worry about dealing with my mortgage company to speed up the process because I had gotten use to the higher note and didn't want to deal with them again (weather related insurance claim).
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