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Harris County Appraisal District
Information & Assistance Division
P.O. Box 922012
Houston TX 77292-2012
Form 11.13 (01/20)
Account Number:
Tax Year:
*NEWHS111*
Residence Homestead Exemption Application
Do you own and live in the property for which you are seeking this residence
homestead exemption? Yes No
veterans, you must apply for the exemption no later than the first anniversary of the date you qualify for the exemption. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.431, you
may file a late application for a residence homestead exemption after the deadline for filing has passed. The late application must be filed within two years after the
delinquency date for the taxes on the homestead.
DUTY TO NOTIFY: If the chief appraiser grants the exemption(s), you do not need to reapply annually. You must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you to do
so. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 of the year after your right to this exemption ends.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
After considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information from you, pursuant to Tax Code Section
11.45. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend
the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Return the completed form to the address above. For questions, call
713-957-7800. This application is for use in claiming residence homestead exemptions pursuant
to Tax Code Sections 11.13, 11.131, 11.132, 11.133, 11.134 and 11.432. The exemptions apply
only to property that you own and occupy as your principal place of residence. You must file the
completed application with all required documentation beginning Jan. 1 and no later than April 30
of the year for which you are requesting an exemption. If you qualify for the age 65 or older or
disabled persons exemption, or the exemption for donated homesteads of partially disabled
SECTION 1: Exemption(s) Requested
General Residence Homestead Exemption Disabled Person Person Age 65 or Older (or Surviving Spouse)
100 Percent Disabled Veteran (or Surviving Spouse) Is the disability a permanent total disability
as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under 38 C.F.R. Section 4.15? ..................
Surviving Spouse of an Armed Services Member Killed in Action Surviving Spouse of a First Responder Killed in the Line of Duty
Donated Residence of Partially Disabled Veteran (or Surviving Spouse)
Percent Disability Rating
Name of Deceased Spouse
Surviving Spouse:
Date of Death
Cooperative Housing: Do you have an exclusive right to occupy this
property because you own stock in a cooperative housing corporation? ......................................................
If yes, state name of cooperative housing corporation:
Were you receiving a homestead exemption on your previous residence? .................................................
Are you transferring an exemption from a previous residence? ....................................................................
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Are you transferring a tax limitation?..............................................................................................................
Previous Residence Address, City, State, Zip Code
Previous County
SECTION 2: Property Owner/Applicant (Provide information for additional property owners in Section 5.)
Single Adult Married Couple Other (e.g., individual who owns the property with others)
Name of Property Owner 1 Birth Date* (mm/dd/yyyy)
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate or
Social Security Number**
Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address***
Percent Ownership Interest
Name of Property Owner 2 (e.g., Spouse, Co-Owner/Individual)
Birth Date* (mm/dd/yyyy)
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate or
Social Security Number**
Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address***
Percent Ownership Interest
Applicant mailing address (if different from the physical address)
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1
0
2
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SECTION 3: Property Information
Date you acquired this property
Date you began occupying this property as your principal residence
Physical Address (i.e. street address, not P.O. Box), City, County, ZIP Code
Legal Description (if known)
Is the applicant identified on deed or other recorded instrument?
Yes
Court record/filing number on recorded deed or other recorded instrument
No
If no, required documentation must be provided. (see Important Information)
Is the property for which this application is submitted an heir property (see Important Information)? Yes No
Do other heir property owners occupy the property? Yes (affidavits required) No
Manufactured Home Make Model ID Number
Is any portion of the property for which you are claiming a residence homestead exemption income producing?.....................................
Yes No
If yes, indicate the percentage of the property that is income producing: _________ percent
Number of acres (or fraction of an acre, not to exceed 20 acres) you own and occupy as your principal residence: _________ acres
Residence Homestead Exemption Application
SECTION 4: Waiver of Required Documentation
Indicate if you are exempt from the requirement to provide a copy of your driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate.
I am a resident of a facility that provides services related to health, infirmity or aging.
Facility Name and Address
I am certified for participation in the address confidentiality program administered by the Office of the Texas Attorney General under Code of
Criminal Procedure Chapter 58, Subchapter C.
Indicate if you request that the chief appraiser waive the requirement that the property address for exemption corresponds to your driver’s license or
state-issued personal identification certificate address:
I hold a driver’s license issued under Transportation Code Section 521.121(c) or 521.1211. Attached is a copy of the application for that license.
I am an active duty U.S. armed services member or the spouse of an active duty member.
SECTION 5: Provide Additional Information Here (if any)
If you own other residential property in Texas, please list the county(ies) of location.
SECTION 6: Affirmation and Signature
I understand if I make a false statement on this form, I could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under
Penal Code Section 37.10.
I, ,
Property Owner/Authorized Representative Name
, swear or affirm the following:
Title/Authorization
1. that each fact contained in this application is true and correct;
2. that I/the property owner meet(s) the qualifications under Texas law for the residence homestead exemption for which I am applying; and
3. that I/the property owner do(es) not claim an exemption on another residence homestead or claim a residence homestead exemption on a
residence homestead outside Texas.
sign
here â
Signature of Property Owner/Applicant or Authorized Representative
Date
* May be used by appraisal district to determine eligibility for persons age 65 or older exemption or surviving spouse exemptions (Tax Code
§11.43(m))
** Social security number disclosure may be required for tax administration and identification. (42 U.S.C. §405(c)(2)(C)(i); Tax Code §11.43(f)). A
driver’s license number, personal identification number or social security number disclosed in an exemption application is confidential and not
open to public inspection, except as authorized by Tax Code §11.48(b).
*** May be confidential under Government Code §552.137; however, by including the email address on this form, you are affirmatively consenting to
its release under the Public Information Act.
Residence Homestead Exemption Application
Important Information
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Generally, the completed application and required documentation is due no
later than April 30 of the year for which the exemption is requested.
The due date for persons age 65 or older, disabled, or partially disabled
veterans with donated homesteads to apply for the exemption is no later
than the first anniversary of the qualification date.
A late application for a residence homestead exemption may be filed up to
two years after the deadline for filing has passed. (Tax Code Section
11.431)
If the chief appraiser grants the exemption(s), property owner does not need
to reapply annually, but must reapply if the chief appraiser requires it, unless
seeking to apply the exemption to property not listed in this application.
Property owners already receiving a general residence homestead
exemption who turn age 65 in that next year are not required to apply for
age 65 or older exemption if accurate birthdate information is included in the
appraisal district records or in the information the Texas Department of
Public Safety provided to the appraisal district under Transportation Code
Section 521.049. (Tax Code Section 11.43(m))
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
Attach a copy of property owner’s driver’s license or state-issued personal
identification certificate. The address listed on the driver’s license or
state-issued personal identification certificate must correspond to the
property address for which the exemption is requested. Property
owners who reside in certain facilities or participate in a certain address
confidentiality program may be exempt from this requirement. The chief
appraiser may waive the requirements for certain active duty U.S. armed
services members or their spouses or holders of certain driver’s licenses.
Heir Property is property owned by one or more individuals, where at least
one owner claims the property as a residence homestead, and the property
was acquired by will, transfer on death deed, or intestacy. An heir property
owner not specifically identified as the residence homestead owner on a
deed or other recorded instrument in the county where the property is
located must provide:
Ÿ an affidavit establishing ownership of interest in the property
Ÿ a copy of the prior property owner's death certificate;
Ÿ a copy of the property's most recent utility bill; and
Ÿ a citation of any court record relating to the applicant's ownership of the
property, if available.
Each heir property owner who occupies the property as a principal
residence, other than the applicant, must provide and affidavit that
authorizes the submission of this application.
Manufactured homeowners must provide:
Ÿ a copy of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
statement of ownership showing that the applicant is the owner of the
manufactured home;
Ÿ a copy of the sales purchase agreement, other applicable contract or
agreement or payment receipt showing that the applicant is the
purchaser of the manufactured home; or
Ÿ a sworn affidavit by the applicant indicating that:
1. the applicant is the owner of the manufactured home;
2. the seller of the manufactured home did not provide the
applicant with the applicable contract or agreement; and
3. the applicant could not locate the seller after making a good
faith effort.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST
The chief appraiser may request additional information to evaluate this
application. Property owner must comply within 30 days of the request or
the application will be denied. The chief appraiser may extend this deadline
for a single period not to exceed 15 days for good cause shown. (Tax Code
Section 11.45)
DUTY TO NOTIFY
Property owner must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 of the
year after his or her right to this exemption ends.
EXEMPTION QUALIFICATIONS
General Residence Homestead Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(a)
and (b))
Property was owned and occupied as owner’s principal residence on Jan. 1.
No residence homestead exemption can be claimed by the property owner
on any other property.
Disabled Person Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d)) Persons
under a disability for purposes of payment of disability insurance benefits
under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. Documentation
must be provided. Property owners not identified on a deed or other
instrument recorded in the applicable real property records as an owner of
the residence homestead must provide an affidavit or other compelling
evidence establishing the applicant’s ownership interest in the homestead.
An eligible disabled person age 65 or older may receive both exemptions in
the same year, but not from the same taxing units.
Age 65 or Older Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d))
This exemption is effective Jan. 1 of the tax year in which the property
owner becomes age 65. Property owners not identified on a deed or other
instrument recorded in the applicable real property records as an owner of
the residence homestead must provide an affidavit or other compelling
evidence establishing the applicant’s ownership interest in the homestead.
An eligible disabled person age 65 or older may receive both exemptions in
the same year, but not from the same taxing units.
Surviving Spouse of an Individual Who Qualified for Age 65 or Older
Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(q)):
Surviving spouse of person who qualified for the age 65 or older exemption
may receive this exemption if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or
older when the qualifying spouse died. The property must have been the
surviving spouse’s residence homestead at the time of death and remain
the surviving spouse’s residence homestead. This exemption cannot be
combined with an exemption under 11.13(d).
100 Percent Disabled Veterans Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.131(b))
Property owner who receives a 100 percent disability compensation due to
a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or
individual unemployability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or
its successor. Documentation from the Veterans Administration must be
provided to support this exemption request.
Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran Who Qualified or Would Have
Qualified for the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran’s Exemption (Tax Code
Section 11.131(c) and (d))
Surviving spouse of a disabled veteran (who qualified for an exemption
under Tax Code Section 11.131(b) at the time of his or her death or would
have qualified for the exemption if the exemption had been in effect on the
date the disabled veteran died) who has not remarried since the death of
the veteran. The property must have been the surviving spouse’s residence
homestead at the time of the veteran’s death and remain the surviving
spouse’s residence homestead.
Donated Residence Homestead of Partially Disabled Veteran (Tax Code
Section 11.132(b))
A disabled veteran with a disability rating of less than 100 percent with a
residence homestead donated by a charitable organization at no cost or at
some cost that is not more than 50 percent of the good faith estimate of the
market value of the residence homestead as of the date the donation is
made. Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request.
Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran Who Qualified for the Donated
Residence Homestead Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.132(c) and (d)):
Surviving Spouse of a disabled veteran (who qualified for an exemption
under Tax Code Section 11.132(b) at the time of his or her death) who has
not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran and maintains the
property as his or her residence homestead.
Surviving Spouse of a Member of Armed Services Killed in Action (Tax
Code Section 11.133(b) and (c))
Surviving spouse of a U.S. armed services member who is killed in action
who has not remarried since the death of the service member.
Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request.
Surviving Spouse of a First Responder Killed in the Line of Duty (Tax
Code Section 11.134)
Surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the
line of duty who has not remarried since the death of the first responder.
Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request.
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