Contact the Registrar-Recorder's office where the property is located for fees and filing addresses. In Los Angeles County call (800) 201-8999, option 2.This Video Shows you How to Complete an Application for Homestead Exemption. The residential homestead exemption application is located on our website tadd. Org under forms then homestead exemption. Complete a homestead declaration form. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. After you have created your online account and gathered the required documents necessary to qualify for the exemption that you are applying for. You must apply with your county appraisal district to get a homestead exemption. Applying is free and only needs to be filed once.