Homestead Exemption Filings

FILING FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION

The Homestead Exemption is available to legal residents of Georgia for their primary homes. You are able to claim a partial exemption, which can amount to substantial property tax savings. Senior citizens may have additional exemptions available. Check with your county tax office. You are entitled to the Homestead Exemption if you owned and occupied your home by January 1^st. The Homestead Exemption filing deadline is March 1^st .   You can file at anytime during the year after the closing; however, if you purchase after January 1, the filing will be in effect for the subsequent calendar year.

Contact Information for Metro Atlanta Counties

You may download the Homestead Exemption Application from most of the websites below.

What You May Need in Order to File:

     A copy of the recorded Warranty Deed

     Social Security Numbers of all persons on the deed

    The name of the Mortgage holder (lender)

    Note: Some counties require a copy of the closing statement, driver’s license number and tag number

   Locate Your County To File Homestead Exemption

    Fulton County

http://www.fultonassessor.org/Forms/HtmlFrame.aspx?mode=content/Exemptions.htm&taxyear=2007&ownseq=1&jur=&LMparent=180

       404-612-4000

      Gwinnett County

       www.GwinnettTaxCommissioner.com

      770-822-8800

     DeKalb County

https://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/taxcommissioner/index.asp?pg=homestead#applications

      404-298-4000

     Cobb County

       www.cobbtax.org

      770-528-8600

    Clayton County

       www.co.clayton.ga.us/tax_commissioner/index.htm

     770-477-3311

    Cherokee County

      www.cherokeega.com/ccweb/departments/assessor

     678-493-6120

    Henry County

      www.co.henry.ga.us/TaxCommissioner/TaxCommMain.htm

     770-288-8180

     Hall County

      www.hallcounty.org/depts/RealProperty/

     770-531-6720

     Forsyth County

      www.forsythco.com/department.asp?DeptID=25

      770-781-2106

    Paulding County

       www.paulding.gov/gov/taxcommissioner.asp

      770-443-7606

     Douglas County

       www.celebratedouglascounty.com (go to Tax Commissioner)

      770-920-7272

     Coweta County

     http://www.cowetatax.com/

      770-254-2680

     Carroll County

      http://carrollcountyga.com/home/assessors.htm

     770-830-5812

      Fayette County

      http://www.fayettecountytaxcomm.com/

      770-461-3652

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