Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.Determine your home's current market value. It is not available in New. York City, or in Nassau County except for villages and, for certain purposes, the cities. You can get information about your property tax benefits, including: Application status, Current benefit amounts, Proposed benefit for the upcoming tax year. To apply for the credit, taxpayers must fill out NYC-208 and attach it to their NYS income tax return. Senior Citizens Homeowners' Exemption (SCHE). In New York, the homestead exemption applies to real property, including your home, condominium, or co-op. It also applies to a mobile home.
