Disabled applicants must complete form DTE 105E,. In 1970, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment permitting a homestead exemption that reduced property tax for lower income senior citizens.2. What kind of property tax savings will I receive? A Note From the Auditor. This is a statewide program which reduces the property tax burden of qualified senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled homeowners. This program may protect your home equity from judgments, liens, and creditors. Homestead Exemption is a form of property tax reduction in real estate taxes for those who qualify. The claim form, BOE-266, Claim for Homeowners' Property Tax Exemption, is available from the county assessor. Ohio eliminated taxation of tangible personal property in 2005, phasing it out over five years (Ohio. Department of Taxation 2016b).