A continuing homestead exemption application is sent each year to those homeowners who received the reduction for the preceding tax year. Go to our Download Forms page to download the appropriate application form.Homestead Exemption Qualification Checklist. Fill in your name and the name of other owners, such as a coowner of the property. An application must be completed and filed in the Property Valuation Office along with documentation verifying age. To receive the benefit of the homestead exemption, the taxpayer must file an initial application. Taxpayer's wishing to appeal an Initial Determination of an Exemption Application may do so using the State Board Appeal Form. The Application Process. Disabled applicants must complete form DTE 105E,. All persons seeking homestead exemption must complete an original application (Form DR-501).