Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.You must fill-in the property identification number in order to submit this application. Maryland requires all homeowners to submit a onetime application to establish eligibility for the Homestead Tax Credit. You can get this exemption for a property you own and live in. You are still eligible if you have a mortgage or are delinquent on your taxes. Online: Go to Homestead Tax Credit Eligibility Application page, and complete the online form. Filing an online application will be faster than mailing one in. Eligibility isrequested. The Homestead Credit Eligibility stays in place as long as the dwelling remains your primary residence.