Thursday night, State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed SB 4, which would increase the homestead exemption to $140,000, and $150,000 for homeowners ages 65 and older or disabled. Already ...

House Bill 581 is meant to change how local governments look at property taxes with your homestead exemption. Lawmakers drafted this with the purpose of putting a cap on how much property taxes ...

The city of Savannah, Georgia is holding public hearings to determine whether or not to opt into HB581, a statewide floating homestead exemption. HB581 would freeze a property's assessed value for ...

PEACH COUNTY, Ga. — Tuesday, Peach County commissioners passed a resolution asking their legislative delegation to support a proposed special homestead exemption. If signed off by both chambers ...

living there as of Jan. 1 of the year in which you file," says Brown. "If you move on Jan. 10, let's say, you're not eligible to file for that homestead exemption until the following year." ...