HILL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT
Phone:
(254)582-2508
Granted: ________
Date: ___/___/___
1407 ABBOTT AVE
Denied: ________
Date: ___/___/___
(254)582-3654
Fax:
PO BOX 416
HILLSBORO, TX 76645
APPLICATION FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR
Property ID:
Property Type:
Geo ID:
Legal Description:
Step 1: Property Owner / Application Information
Do you own the property for which you are seeking an
exemption?..................Yes [ ] No [ ]
Tax Year: ________________________
Occupancy Date: ________________________
The applicant is the following type of property owner:
[ ] Single Adult [ ] Married Couple [ ] Other (e.g., individual who owns the property with others)
Birth Date*:_________________
DL Number, Personal ID Certificate,
Owner 1 % Ownership Interest:________
Telephone:__________________ Email ***:______________________
or Social Security Number**:______________________
Owner 2 % Ownership Interest:________
Birth Date*:_________________
DL Number, Personal ID Certificate,
Name:_____________________________
or Social Security Number**:______________________
Telephone:__________________ Email ***:______________________
Step 2: Property That Qualifies for Residence Homestead Exemption
_________________________________________
Provide the physical address of the property you own and occupy as your principal residence
_________________________________________
and for which your are claiming a residence homestead exemption.
If your principal residence is a manufactured home:
Make: ____________ Model: ___________Identification #:_________________________
Number of acres (or fraction of an acre, not to exceed 20 acres) you own and occupy as your principal residence: ________ Acres
Step 3: Types of Residence Homestead Exemptions
Place an "x" or check mark beside the type of residence homestead exemption for which you are applying for the property described above in Step 2. A brief description of the qualifications
for each type of exemption is provided beside the exemption name. For complete details regarding each type of exemption and its specific qualifications, you should consult Tax Code
Chapter 11, Taxable Property and Exemptions. You may call your county appraisal district to determine what homestead exemptions are offered by the taxing units in your area.
GENERAL RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Tax Code §11.13): You may qualify for this exemption if for the current year and, if filing a late application, for the
year for which you are seeking an exemption: (1) you owned this property on January 1; (2) you occupied it as your principal residence on January 1; and (3) you and your spouse
do not claim a residence homestead exemption on any other property.
DISABLED PERSON EXEMPTION (Tax Code §11.13(c), (d)): You may qualify for this exemption if you are under a disability for purposes of payment of disability
Address of last residence homestead
insurance benefits under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
______________________________
You can't receive an age 65 or older exemption if you receive this exemption.
______________________________
Check if you will transfer a tax ceiling from your last home ......................Yes [ ] No [ ]
AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.13(c), (d)): You may qualify for this exemption if you are 65 years of age or older. This exemption is effective Jan. 1
Address of last residence homestead
of the tax year in which you become age 65.
______________________________
You cannot receive a disability exemption if you receive this exemption.
______________________________
Check if you will transfer a tax ceiling from your last home ......................Yes [ ] No [ ]
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF INDIVIDUAL WHO QUALIFIED FOR AGE 65 OR OLDER EXEMPTION UNDER TAX CODE §11.13(d) (Tax Code §11.13(q)): You may
qualify for this exemption if: (1) your deceased spouse died in a year in which he or she qualified for the exemption under Tax Code §11.13(d); (2) you were 55 years of age or
older when your deceased spouse died; and (3) the property was your residence homestead when your deceased spouse died and remains your residence homestead. You can't
receive this exemption if you receive an exemption under Tax Code §11.13(d).
Address of last residence homestead
Name of Deceased Spouse: __________________________________________________ Date of Death: _____________
______________________________
______________________________
Check if you will transfer a tax ceiling from your last home ......................Yes [ ] No [ ]
100% DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTION (Tax Code §11.131): You may qualify for this exemption if you are a disabled veteran who receives from the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor: (1) 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability; and (2) a rating of 100 percent disabled or
individual unemployability.
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED VETERAN WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE 100% DISABLED VETERAN’S EXEMPTION Tax Code Section 11.131(c): You may
qualify for this exemption if you were married to a disabled veteran who qualified for an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.131(b) at the time of his or her death or would
have qualified for the exemption if the exemption had been in effect on the date the disabled veteran died and :(1) you have not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran
and (2) the property was your residence homestead when the disabled veteran died and remains your residence homestead.
Name of Deceased Spouse: ________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Death: __________________________
DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD OF PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERAN (Tax Code Section 11.132): You may qualify for this exemption if you are a disabled
veteran with a disability rating of less than 100 percent and your residence homestead was donated to you by a charitable organization at no cost to you. Please attach all
documents to support your request.
Percent Disability Rating: __________
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED VETERAN WHO QUALIFIED FOR THE DONATED RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Tax Code Section 11.132):
You may qualify for this exemption if you were married to a disabled veteran who qualified for an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.132 at the time of his or her death and:
(1) you have not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran and (2) the property was your residence homestead when the disabled veteran died and remains your residence
homestead. Please attach all documents to support your request.
Name of Deceased Spouse: ________________________________________________________________________________ Date of Death: _________________________
SURVIVING SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES KILLED IN ACTION (Tax Code Section 11.133): You may qualify for this exemption if you are the surviving
spouse of a member of the United States armed services who is killed in action and you have not remarried since the death of the member of the armed services. Please attach all
documents to support your request.
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