Exemption applications must be filed with your local assessor's office. See our Municipal Profiles for your local assessor's mailing address.Though all property is assessed, not all of it is taxable. See a list of common property tax exemptions in New York State. Below please find the Declaration of Homestead forms, a Simple Guide to the Massachusetts Homestead Act, and brochures in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Homestead exemption protect property assets from probate. Properties recognized under laws of homestead are off-limits to creditors seeking attachment. To make an appointment to apply for the program, or if you have questions, call (757) 514-4870, or (757) 514-4222. Welcome to the Suffolk County Clerk's Office. At one time or another either directly or indirectly, every resident of Suffolk County deals with our office.