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Disabled veteran homestead

A large yearly break for qualifying vets

Georgia's disabled-veteran exemption can take up to $121,812 of assessed value off your annual property tax, cutting a typical Riverdale bill toward zero.

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A large yearly break for qualifying vets

Georgia's disabled veteran homestead exemption takes up to $121,812 of assessed value off your annual property tax. For a qualifying Riverdale veteran, that can cut the county bill on a typical home from about $2,700 a year to near zero.

You file with the Clayton County Tax Commissioner by April 1. The first year you apply. After that it renews automatically while the home is your primary residence.

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How it works and who qualifies

VA-rated 100% permanent and total, or
100% by individual unemployability, or
A qualifying statutory loss-of-use award
Honorably discharged
Owns and lives in the home
File with the Tax Commissioner by April 1
Bring rating letter, DD-214, deed, residency
Surviving spouse keeps it if un-remarried

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What this means in Clayton

One thing to plan around. This applies mainly to the county portion. Clayton's school millage runs about 19.6 mills and may have its own rules. Verify the full reduction with the Tax office.

It stacks with or replaces the standard and senior homestead exemptions, and the Tax Commissioner applies whichever combination saves you the most.

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