FOR COUNTY AUDITOR'S USE ONLY: Taxing district and parcel or registration number. Auditor's application number.Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. Be at least 65 years of age; or; Certified permanently and totally disabled; or; A surviving spouse, at least 59 years of age, of a previous participant. The homestead exemption allows lowincome senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled Ohioans, to reduce their property tax bills. What are the qualifications for the Homestead Exemption? In order to be exempt from the income test, the homeowner must have received the homestead exemption credit in Ohio in tax year 2013. Definitions. Proof of age for both applicant and spouse (birth certificate, driver's license or passport). Proof of ownership (deed or tax bill). To cancel your exemption, complete the Homestead Change or Removal form online in the Philadelphia Tax Center.