Applications for real property must be filed on or before December 31 of the year for which the homestead exemption is sought. Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office.See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address. Who qualifies for Homestead? Please verify that you are not currently approved for the exclusion before submitting an application. You can get information about your property tax benefits, including: Application status, Current benefit amounts, Proposed benefit for the upcoming tax year. Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. An application must be completed and filed in the Property Valuation Office along with documentation verifying age. You must file between February 1 and June 30 EVERY YEAR in the Assessor's office. To receive the benefit of the homestead exemption, the taxpayer must file an initial application.