As the surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran you can have $300,000 of your home’s market value taken out of the property tax calculation. You keep it until you remarry or transfer or dispose of the property, and you can sell the property once and still qualify. The source also states that the veteran must have died after December 31, 2011 without having received the exclusion before dying.
Apply at your county assessor’s office, not the state, by December 31 to qualify for taxes payable the next year. Applications are available from the county assessor or from an MDVA Veterans Service Officer.
The veteran’s DD214, VA documentation of the 100 percent total and permanent rating or of the service-connected death, your VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation award letter if that is your qualifying path, your marriage certificate, and proof that you own and occupy the home.
