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.This is a statewide program which reduces the property tax burden of qualified senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled homeowners. In 1970, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment permitting a homestead exemption that reduced property tax for lower-income senior citizens. You will find on this Web Page all the necessary details that will assist you in filing for the Homestead Tax Reduction.