The homestead exemp- tion provides a reduction in property taxes to qualified senior or disabled citizens, or a surviving spouse, on the dwelling that is that. The homestead exemption allows lowincome senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans, to reduce their property tax bills.To qualify for Homestead Exemption (F. Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address. The Ohio Homestead Exemption allows low-income older adults and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans to reduce their property tax bills. This is a statewide program which reduces the property tax burden of qualified senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled homeowners.