How does the homestead tax option work? 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. Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. May I claim the exemption? Yes. Complete the affidavit using your name, address, social security number, and signature. Since you vote in the township where the apartment is located and the apartment is the address on your driver's license. 5. When qualifying seniors buy property after the deadline, then the senior can apply up to 30 days after the purchase. An applicant can sell part of their property and remain in the deferral program.