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Old 01-18-2020, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Earlride View Post
I had always heard that you need to be a resident on January 1st but I got a letter in the mail telling me I was approved for a homestead exemption but I have only been here since June 30th. I hadn't even applied. What is the deal with that?
If you owned the house on January 1, 2020, you can apply for the exemption for 2020. I would make sure that the county has actually approved the exemption. I think you can check that on the county real estate website.