Description: Use this form to apply for the Homestead Exemption on your Real Estate Tax. Released: January 16, 2024, Format: PDF.If you own and live in a house in Fulton County, you may qualify for homestead exemption. Once completed, use these instructions to submit your application. ​. A homestead exemption is a legal provision that helps to reduce the amount of property taxes on owner-occupied homes. The home must be your primary residence. Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. Applicants must own and occupy their home, or mobile home, as of January 1st of the application year as their principle place of residence. The deadline for filing Homestead Exemptions is April 1 of each year. H. Thomas Byron III, Esq.