Property
Homestead
Application deadline
Homestead status can save you money on your property taxes. Individual taxpayer identification numbers now qualify property owners for homestead exclusion.
You may qualify for homestead status if:
- You or one of your relatives lives in the home
- You own the home in your name and not as a business entity
- You have a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number
Property clinics
Get help with your homestead application at a free property clinic. Talk with county representatives about homestead, delinquent taxes, property transfer basics, and more.
Registration is not required.
- Tuesday, November 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Edina Library
- Saturday, November 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn Park Library
- Saturday, December 5 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the St. Anthony Library
- Saturday, December 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Nokomis Library
- Tuesday, December 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eden Prairie Library
Event postcard
Qualifications and application
Qualifications
You may qualify for homestead if you answer yes to any of these statements:
- You are a Minnesota resident
- You own the property in your own name — not as a business entity
- You live in the property year-round
- You or your property co-owner have a social security number or an individual taxpayer identification number
- Your relative lives in the property. This person must be your child, grandchild, sibling, parent, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or your spouse’s parent.
Deadline
You must own, occupy and apply by December 31.
Application
Start your homestead application
Paper applications in Hmong, Spanish and Somali languages are available in the online application's Apply by paper tab.
Special homestead programs
You may be qualified for special homestead programs if you are:
- A veteran with a disability or a family member of a veteran with a disability
- Blind or disabled
- An owner of agricultural property
Remove your homestead status
Notify the county assessor within 30 days if you sell, move, or for any reason no longer qualify for homestead.
Notice of move form (PDF, 1MB)
Email form to ao.programs@hennepin.us or mail to the address on the form.
Contact
Phone hours: M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Do not send confidential or private information by email.