California Disabled Veterans' Property Tax Exemption

Local California County Assessor where the property is located

$180,671 of home value exempt, or $271,009 for households earning $81,131 or less

This exemption cuts the property tax on the home you live in. The basic exemption is $180,671 of value and every eligible veteran can claim it. The low-income exemption is $271,009 of value and is for households with a combined income of $81,131 or less in the previous year. Unremarried surviving spouses can claim it too.

Check eligibility

How to apply

File a claim with the County Assessor where the property is located, not with the state. Claim forms come from your local County Assessor.

What you'll need

Your discharge paperwork showing wartime service and a discharge other than dishonorable, your VA or branch of service disability rating documentation, and last year’s household income information if you are claiming the low-income exemption.

Eligibility

The home is your principal residence
You served during a wartime period and received a discharge other than dishonorable
You have a 100 percent service-connected disability rating from the VA or your branch of service, are rated individually unemployable and paid at the 100 percent rate, are blind in both eyes, or have lost or lost the use of two or more limbs
You are the veteran, or the unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible deceased veteran, of a veteran who would have qualified if alive on or after January 1, 1977, or of a veteran who died from a service-connected injury or disease

Source

Official source

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