APPLICATIONS (excepting Personal Property
Mobile Homes): |
| OWNED
AND OCCUPIED: |
 Homestead
Application - Property purchased
for occupancy as a homestead is eligible
for a full homestead if owned and occupied
by January 2. Property purchased and used
for homestead purposes after January 2
but by December 1 may be eligible for
a mid-year homestead. Upon application,
the Assessor will determine if this property
is eligible for homestead classification.
This form must be completed and returned
to the County Assessor's office no later
than December 15 to qualify for current
year homestead classification. |
| Addendum
to Application for Homestead Classification
– Relative Co-Owners Required by
Terms of Financing Agreement -
If you completed the “Application
for Owner Occupied Homestead Classification”
and indicated on the form that a relative
was required to be listed on the deed
to this property by the terms of the financing
agreement. To finish processing your homestead
application, this Addendum also needs
to be fully completed. |
Homestead
Application - Special Homestead Classification
For homesteads of persons who are
blind and/or totally and permanently disabled. |
Homestead
Verification - Spouse's 2nd Homestead - The four reasons allowable are as follows.
1) Divorce proceedings are pending in
the court
2) The spouses are legally separated.
(This requires a court document.)
3) The spouse's employment or self-employment
location requires the Spouse to have a
separate homestead. The location of the
employment must be 50 miles apart and
the homesteads must be at least 50 miles
apart to be eligible.
4) Other personal circumstances causing
the spouses to live separately, not including
an intent to obtain two homestead classifications
for property tax purposes. |
| PROPERTY
HELD UNDER A TRUST - Property
purchased for occupancy as a homestead
is eligible for a full homestead if owned
and occupied by January 2. Property purchased
and used for homestead purposes after
January 2 but by December 1 may be eligible
for a mid-year homestead. Upon application,
the Assessor will determine if this property
is eligible for homestead classification.
This form must be completed and returned
to the County Assessor's office no later
than December 15 to qualify for current
year homestead classification. |
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| RELATIVE
HOMESTEAD: |
| Relative
Non-Agricultural Homestead Application
- Property used for the purpose of
homestead by a relative of the owner (parent,
stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent,
grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt,
nephew or niece) by January 2 may be eligible
for full homestead benefits. Property
used for homestead purposes after January
2 but by December 1 may be eligible for
a mid-year homestead. Upon application,
the Assessor will determine if this property
is eligible for homestead classification.
This form must be completed and returned
to the County Assessor's office no later
than December 15 to qualify for current
year homestead classification. Note: If
the property is currently classified as
Seasonal/Recreational under current ownership,
it is not eligible for relative homestead.
Contact the assessor's office with the
questions regarding this. |
| Relative
Agricultural Homestead Application
- Agricultural property used for the purpose
of a homestead by a son, daughter, grandson,
granddaughter, father or mother may be
eligible for Relative Agricultural Homestead.
Application must be made prior to December
15 of the assessment year and a completed
Relative Agricultural Homestead Verification
Form must be included with the application
to be eligible for current year homestead.
This homestead provides agricultural homestead
benefits similar to what the owner would
receive if they lived on the property.
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| Relative
Ag Verification Form (Father-Mother)
- Required if you have a father and/or
mother that resides on an agricultural
property that you own. This is required
in addition to the Relative Agricultural
Homestead Application. |
| Relative
Ag Verification Form (Son-Daughter)
- Required if you have a son, daughter,
or grandchild that resides on an agricultural
property that you own. This is required
in addition to the Relative Agricultural
Homestead Application. |
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PERSONAL PROPERTY MOBILE HOME HOMESTEAD APPLICATIONS:
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| OWNED
AND OCCUPIED: |
| Homestead
Application (Mobile Home)
-
Property purchased for occupancy as a
homestead is eligible for a full homestead
if owned and occupied by January 2. Property
purchased and used for homestead purposes
after January 2 but by May 29 may be eligible
for a part-year homestead. Upon application,
the Assessor will determine if this property
is eligible for homestead classification.
This form must be completed and returned
to the County Assessor's office no later
than May 29 to qualify for current year
homestead classification. This application
is to be used when the owner of the mobile
home does not own the land where the mobile
home is situated. An example would be
mobiles in mobile home courts. |
| RELATIVE
HOMESTEAD: |
| Relative
Personal Property Mobile Home Application
- Property used for the purpose of a homestead
by a relative of the owner by January
2. Relative for this application includes
parent, stepparent, child, stepchild,
grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister,
uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Property
used for homestead purposes after January
2 but by May 29 may be eligible for a
part-year homestead. Upon application,
the Assessor will determine if this property
is eligible for homestead classification.
This form must be completed and returned
to the County Assessor's office no later
than May 29 to qualify for current year
homestead classification. |
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Application
for Property Tax Exemption
This application must be completed and
filed with the County Assessor if a taxable
property is purchased by an exempt organization
that will be using the property for an
exempt purpose. Examples of exempt organizations
would be churches, schools, local units
of government, etc. |
Application
for Property Tax Exemption : Institution
of Purely Public Charity
This application must be completed and
filed with the County Assessor by Institutions
of Purely Public Charity only. All other
types of exempt organizations should use
the Application for Property Tax Exemption.
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| SUSTAINABLE FOREST INCENTIVE ACT |
Application
for Sustainable Forest Incentive Act
SUSTAINABLE
FOREST INCENTIVE ACT COVENANT 2009
During the 2001 session, (now updated for 2009) the state legislature
enacted a new law called the Sustainable
Forest Incentive Act (SFIA), which is
a program that provides incentive payments
to private landowners of forested land.
This is an ongoing, statewide program
that effectively replaces the Tree Growth
Tax program.
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| APPLICATION
FOR VALUATION AND TAX DEFERRMENT (GREEN
ACRES) |
APPLICATION
FOR VALUATION AND TAX DEFERRMENT
(Application CR-GA-App1-08) UNDER THE MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY
TAX LAW
MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 273.11.
Green Acres Addendum Form (CR-GA Add-08) Please complete a Green Acres Addendum Form (CR-GA Add-08) for each parcel you are enrolling into the Green Acres program. Each parcel must be listed separately on different addendum sheets.
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| APPLICATION
FOR VALUATION REDUCTION FOR HOMESTEAD
PROPERTY DAMAGED BY MOLD |
Application
for Valuation Reduction for Homestead
Property Damaged by Mold This
application must be turned into the county
assessor’s office by June 30 to
be granted the valuation reduction for
the current assessment year for taxes
payable in the following year. Minnesota
legislation provides that the owner of
a homestead property may apply for a valuation
reduction to reflect extensive damage
caused by mold. The application must be
accompanied by an estimate from a licensed
contractor of the cost to remove the mold
and restore the property to its pre-mold
condition.
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| SPECIAL
AGRICULTURAL HOMESTEAD PROPERTY |
Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead Property
Leased to a Qualified Entity
This form is to be used to apply for
homestead on agricultural property that
is leased to a “qualified entity”
which is a family farm corporation,
joint family farm venture, family farm
limited liability company, or a partnership
operating a family farm and farmed by
a member, shareholder or partner of
that entity. |
Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead Property
Owned by a Qualified Entity
This form is to be used to apply for homestead
on agricultural property that is owned
by a “qualified entity” which
is a family farm corporation, joint family
farm venture, family farm limited liability
company, or a partnership operating a
family farm and farmed by a member, shareholder
or partner of that entity.
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Re-
Application for Special Agricultural Homestead
Property
Owned by a Qualified Entity
This re-application form may ONLY be completed
for property that received a Special Agricultural
Homestead by a “qualified entity”
last year and for which nothing has changed..
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Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead
If the property is owned by a family
farm corporation, joint family farm
venture, family farm limited liability
company, or a partnership operating
a family farm, then fill out the “Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead –
Qualified Entity” and not this
form..
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Re-Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead
This re-application form may ONLY be completed
for property that received a Special Agricultural
Homestead last year and for which nothing
has changed.
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Application
for Special Agricultural Homestead
Property Held Under a Trust
Homestead on Non-Contiguous Farmland |
