Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.You can get information about your property tax benefits, including: Application status, Current benefit amounts, Proposed benefit for the upcoming tax year. How do I apply for the homestead exemption? Fill in your name and the name of other owners, such as a coowner of the property. Note: If there are multiple owners who met the eligibility requirements, they must each file a separate Homestead. Org online forms, or comptroller.texas. Please read the instructions on the back of this form before you complete it. The applicant must be the surviving spouse of a public. If home is located in a manufactured home park, you are entitled to a reduction in rent for the amount of the taxes paid.