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Cuyahoga County Residents Encouraged to Take Advantage of Homestead Exemption
Media contacts:
Rich Luchette: (216) 698-5637, (216) 797-0931, or rluchette@cuyahogacounty.us
Jeane' Holley: (216) 698-2544
CLEVELAND – One week after highlighting tax relief opportunities for constituents affected by property damage this year, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald encouraged eligible residents to apply through the County’s Fiscal Office for the Homestead Exemption program before the June 2nd deadline.
“The Homestead Exemption provides significant financial relief for working and middle class families in Ohio,” said FitzGerald. “It’s critical that we highlight opportunities like this one for families who are facing a slow state economy right now. I am hopeful that Cuyahoga County families will take advantage of this opportunity before the deadline.”
Residents age 65 and older, permanently disabled, and who are not currently receiving the Homestead Exemption, may complete an application to apply for the 2014 tax year. Residents already in the program do not need to re-enroll.
To qualify for the Homestead Exemption program, residents must be the owner of the home or manufactured home, and must be the owner’s primary residence as of January 1, 2014. If you are eligible for the Homestead Exemption for the 2013 tax year (age 65 or older prior to December 31, 2013, or permanently disabled), there are no income restrictions. However, anyone turning 65 after January 1, 2014, will be subject to income restrictions due to changes made by the Ohio General Assembly.
House Bill 59 limits the Homestead Exemption to owner-occupied residents whose adjusted gross income is $30,500 or less, but this change does not affect homeowners currently enrolled in the Homestead Exemption program or eligible applicants for 2013 who submit their application before June 2, 2014. June 2, 2014, is the deadline for 2013 eligible applicants to be grandfathered in under the previous eligibility guidelines.
To download the application for the Homestead Exemption program, please visit, http://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/homestead-exemption-forms.aspx.
Applications may be submitted to the Fiscal Office’s Transfer and Recording Department, Reserve Square (lower level), 1701 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114. For additional information, please contact the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office at (216) 443-7010.
Rich Luchette: (216) 698-5637, (216) 797-0931, or rluchette@cuyahogacounty.us
Jeane' Holley: (216) 698-2544
CLEVELAND – One week after highlighting tax relief opportunities for constituents affected by property damage this year, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald encouraged eligible residents to apply through the County’s Fiscal Office for the Homestead Exemption program before the June 2nd deadline.
“The Homestead Exemption provides significant financial relief for working and middle class families in Ohio,” said FitzGerald. “It’s critical that we highlight opportunities like this one for families who are facing a slow state economy right now. I am hopeful that Cuyahoga County families will take advantage of this opportunity before the deadline.”
Residents age 65 and older, permanently disabled, and who are not currently receiving the Homestead Exemption, may complete an application to apply for the 2014 tax year. Residents already in the program do not need to re-enroll.
To qualify for the Homestead Exemption program, residents must be the owner of the home or manufactured home, and must be the owner’s primary residence as of January 1, 2014. If you are eligible for the Homestead Exemption for the 2013 tax year (age 65 or older prior to December 31, 2013, or permanently disabled), there are no income restrictions. However, anyone turning 65 after January 1, 2014, will be subject to income restrictions due to changes made by the Ohio General Assembly.
House Bill 59 limits the Homestead Exemption to owner-occupied residents whose adjusted gross income is $30,500 or less, but this change does not affect homeowners currently enrolled in the Homestead Exemption program or eligible applicants for 2013 who submit their application before June 2, 2014. June 2, 2014, is the deadline for 2013 eligible applicants to be grandfathered in under the previous eligibility guidelines.
To download the application for the Homestead Exemption program, please visit, http://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/homestead-exemption-forms.aspx.
Applications may be submitted to the Fiscal Office’s Transfer and Recording Department, Reserve Square (lower level), 1701 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114. For additional information, please contact the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office at (216) 443-7010.
