St. Louis will not take applications for its senior property tax freeze until March 1, 2027, but the rules are already posted, and they turn on one number: $528,392. The City of St. Louis Assessor’s Office says that is the most a home can be worth, in market value, and still qualify. The freeze is…

Ohio homeowners who are 65 or older have until December 31 to get a homestead exemption application to their county auditor. That cutoff is the same in Franklin County, home of Columbus, and in Warren County, whose auditor works out of Lebanon. Both counties treat the end of the year as the last day for…

Honolulu homeowners who are 65 or older are in line for a bigger property tax break beginning July 1, 2027. The City and County of Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division lists the home exemption for older owners rising from $160,000 to $180,000 on that date, while the amount for all other owners goes from $120,000…

Every Allegheny County homeowner who lives in the house they own can ask the county to leave the first $18,000 of assessed value off the tax bill, and the application is due March 1. The county’s Act 50 page says the homestead exclusion “results in $115.74 in annual savings of county taxes for most constituents.”…

Households holding Emergency Housing Vouchers who were under lease on September 30, 2026 are now eligible for tenant protection vouchers, which are to be provided before the end of 2026. The provision sits in the short-term spending law Congress passed in September. The Congressional Research Service, which writes nonpartisan summaries for lawmakers, laid out the…

Oregon’s maximum allowable rent increase for 2027 is 10 percent, up from 9.5 percent in 2026. The state Department of Administrative Services, which calculates the figure each year, published the new number on September 28, 2026. It is a ceiling, not an automatic raise. A landlord may increase rent by up to 10 percent in…

President Trump has signed a proclamation that changes which Canadian goods are hit by his tariffs, and the new list takes effect Friday, October 30, 2026. Plywood sheets, some paper products, certain machinery and refrigeration equipment, and certain packing crates and boxes come off the list. Certain valves, carpets, waste products and other items go…

Public housing tenants who fall behind on rent can now be given as little as 14 days of written notice before an eviction for nonpayment. HUD Secretary Scott Turner signed an interim final rule that revoked the 30-day notice requirement, and the change has been in effect since March 30, 2026. Tenants in some other…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a rule that would let local housing agencies require adults in public housing and voucher programs to work up to 40 hours a week. It is a proposal only. No housing agency can impose the requirement unless HUD finishes the rule, and families would hear from…

Broward County owners who are totally and permanently disabled have a second property tax break to consider this winter, and it comes with its own income test. For the 2027 tax year, the Broward County Property Appraiser says the full disability exemption is open to owners who use a wheelchair or are legally blind, with…