The Illinois Historic Resident Freeze-2016 is a property tax relief program for qualifying homeowners in the state of Illinois. This program freezes the property tax assessment of a person's primary residence. This freeze is applied to both the home's fair market value and the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV). The freeze helps to ensure that a homeowner's property taxes do not increase due to increases in property values in their town or township. There are two types of Illinois Historic Resident Freeze-2016: the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption and the Disabled Persons Homestead Exemption. To be eligible for the Senior Citizens Homestead Exemption, the homeowner must be over the age of 65 and have an income below the maximum allowed by the program. The Disabled Persons Homestead Exemption is available to an individual who is permanently and totally disabled and has an income below a certain limit. Both programs require the homeowner to have owned and occupied the property for at least one year prior to applying.