California’s homeowners’ exemption takes $7,000 off the taxable value of an owner-occupied home, and a first-time filer has to get the claim in by February 15, 2027, to receive the full amount for the coming tax year. The state Board of Equalization describes it as a reduction in value, not a $7,000 cut in the…

Older Broward County homeowners with modest incomes have until March 1, 2027, to apply for the low-income senior exemption on their 2027 property tax bills. The Broward County Property Appraiser lists $38,686 as the household income limit, measured against 2026 income. The exemption has to be applied for every year, so last year’s approval does…

Two state revenue departments have posted property-tax deadlines that fall within weeks of each other this fall. South Dakota’s cutoff for the disabled-veteran exemption is November 1, 2026, which is 11 days from today. Washington gives seniors and disabled residents until December 31 to apply for the coming year’s reduction. Each date belongs only to…

A disabled veteran in Pinal County, Arizona, can only get the county’s property tax exemption if total net assessed value across all Arizona property stays at or under $36,690. The county assessor lists that ceiling on its veterans exemptions page. Applications open on the first Monday in January. The $36,690 is a limit on the…

Disabled veterans in Detroit who want their home exempt from property tax for 2026 have to file a one-page form, Form 5107, with the city before December 31. The same deadline applies to a veteran’s unremarried surviving spouse and to a legal designee who files on the veteran’s behalf. The exemption is for a home…

A Miami-Dade homeowner who is a veteran with a total and permanent service-connected disability can be exempt from all property taxes on the home. The Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser’s office describes the exemption as covering “all ad valorem taxes” on the homesteaded property. The exemption is not automatic for first-time applicants, and it has a…

Millions of dollars in mortgage-insurance refunds from old Federal Housing Administration loans have never reached the people they belong to, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) runs a search page that costs nothing to use. Anyone who ever had an FHA-insured mortgage can type in a last name or a case number…

Detroit homeowners who want to be excused from this year’s property taxes have until 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2026, to file for the city’s poverty exemption, known as HOPE. Households that live only on fixed benefits such as Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, do not have to reapply every year. Everyone else has to…

People whose homes or belongings were damaged in Indiana’s June storms have until December 8, 2026 to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The offer covers homeowners and renters in six Indiana counties and in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. The U.S. Small Business Administration issued the declaration on…

The court hearing that decides whether $359,925,000 in rent-fixing settlements gets final approval is scheduled for October 15, 2026, and the claim window stays open for another three and a half months after it. The settlement website lists January 29, 2027 as the date claims must be submitted online or received. The money, about $359.9…