GUIDE TO FILING HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
WHAT IS THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION?
Each County Government gives certain exemptions to its citizens which are applied against the property tax assessment to lower the real property tax bill. The Homestead exemption is one of the exemptions given. The requirements to obtain the Basic Homestead exemption are as follows:
1. You must own the property as your legal resident on January 1st of the year you are
filing;
2. Filing is only required once, not every year;
3. You must occupy the property as your principal residence;
4. You must have all cars owned by you registered in the county where you are filing;
5. You or your spouse cannot be claiming homestead in another city, county or state.
NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
- Other Exemptions are available in some counties for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons:
· If applying by mail we suggest you send the application via certified mail.
· If in the future you change the way title to the property is held in anyway you must refile homestead.
COUNTY BY COUNTY INSTRUCTIONS:
CHEROKEE COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2- June 1
Requirements: Picture ID and copy of Deed
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 100 North Street, Suite G-20, Canton, Ga 30114
For additional info: (770) 479-0433
COBB COUNTY:
Time Period: January 1-June 1
How to File: In Person or by Mail
Where to File: Property Tax Division 8am-5pm
100 Cherokee Street Monday-Friday
Marietta, Ga 30090
OR: 9am-6pm Monday-Friday at
East Cobb Govt. Service Center, 4400 Lower Roswell Road
South Cobb Govt. Service Center 4700 Austell Road
(770) 528-8600 Fax (770) 528-8679
COUNTY BY COUNTY INSTRUCTIONS (cont.):
DAWSON COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2-June 1
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 25 Tucker Avenue
Room 104
Dawsonville, Ga 30534
For additional info: (706) 344-3590
DEKALB COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2-May 1
How to file: By mail
For additional info: (404) 298-4000 (Tax Commissioner)
NOTE: You will need property PIN # that can be obtained at:
hhtp://dekalb.ga.ezgov.com/ezproperty/review_search.jsp
Click “Review Property Tax Information” for instructions
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2-June 1
How to File In Person or by Mail
Where to File: Tax Commissioner 8:00am-5:00pm
8700 Hospital Drive
Douglasville, Ga 30134
Mail to: Tax Commissioner, P.O. Box 1177, Douglasville, Ga 30133
(770) 920-7272
FORSYTH COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2-June 1
How to File: In Person
Where to File: 110 East Main Street
Suite 130
Cumming, Ga 30047
8:30am-5:00pm Monday – Friday
For further info: (770) 781-2110
COUNTY BY COUNTY INSTRUCTIONS (cont.):
FULTON COUNTY:
Time Period: January 2-June 1
How to File: phone, website or in person
Where to File: Phone: (404) 224-0102
In Person:
1) Fulton Co. Government Center
141 Pryor Street, S.W., Suite 1047B
2) North Service Center
7741 Roswell Road
3) Wills Park Service Center
11913 Wills Road
4) Holcomb Woods Service Center
Suite 12, Bdg 100
1000 Holcomb Woods Parkway
5) Hightower Station Shopping Center
2636 Martin Luther King, Jr Drive
6) South Service Center
5600 Stonewall Tell Road
Mail to: Fulton County Board of Assessors
141 Pryor Street, SW
Suite 1047B
Atlanta, Ga 30303-3446
GWINNETT COUNTY:
Time Period: January 1-May 1
How to File: By mail (application should be mailed to you by February 15, 2002