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Owner Homestead
The homestead classification applies to properties occupied as primary residence by their owners or a qualifying relative. Classification such as homestead may qualify the property for a reduced classification rate, reduced taxable market value, property tax refund, and/or special program eligibility. Please contact our office to inquire further about special programs you may qualify for. The deadline for this program is December 15th of the current year to receive the benefit on property taxes payable in the following year. There is no cost to homestead your property. Download Owner-Occupied Homestead Application form.
Relative Homestead
In addition to your own homestead, you may be able to obtain homestead classification for property you own in Minnesota in which a qualifying relative occupies as his or her primary residence. To receive a relative homestead classification, the property must be the primary residence of any of the following: child, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, parent, step-parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. The deadline for this program is December 15th of the current year to receive the benefit on property taxes payable in the following year. Download Relative Homestead Application form.
Mobile Home Homestead
If you own and occupy a mobile/manufactured home as your primary residence or a qualifying relative occupies the property, you may qualify for the homestead classification. In order to process the application we require a copy of the title. Download Mobile Home Homestead Application form.
You man be eligible for a market value exclusion of up to:
St. Cloud City Assessor
400 2nd Street South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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To apply for the homestead classification for your residence, you must fill out a homestead application. To qualify for the homestead classification you must:
Security numbers are confidential information. Under state law (MS 273.124, Subd. 13) they may be given by your Assessor to the Minnesota Department of Revenue to determine whether you or the owner of the property to whom you are related have applied for the homestead classification for other properties.
A property owner who obtains or attempts to obtain homestead classification for a property other than his or her primary place of residence or the primary place of residence of his or her relative is under state law subject to a fine of up to $3,000 and/or up to one year of imprisonment (MS 609.41). In addition, the property owner will be required to pay all tax which is due on the property based on its correct property class plus a penalty equal to the difference between the tax based on the homestead classification and that based on the property's correct class (MS 273.124, Subd. 13).
If at any time you sell the property or change your primary residence, State law requires you to notify the Assessor within 30 days. If you fail to notify the Assessor within 30 days, you will be required to pay the tax which is due on the property based on its correct property class, plus a penalty.
The homestead classification applies to properties occupied as primary residence by their owners or a qualifying relative. Classification such as homestead may qualify the property for a reduced classification rate, reduced taxable market value, property tax refund, and/or special program eligibility. Please contact our office to inquire further about special programs you may qualify for. The deadline for this program is December 15th of the current year to receive the benefit on property taxes payable in the following year. There is no cost to homestead your property. Download Owner-Occupied Homestead Application form.
Relative Homestead
In addition to your own homestead, you may be able to obtain homestead classification for property you own in Minnesota in which a qualifying relative occupies as his or her primary residence. To receive a relative homestead classification, the property must be the primary residence of any of the following: child, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, parent, step-parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew. The deadline for this program is December 15th of the current year to receive the benefit on property taxes payable in the following year. Download Relative Homestead Application form.
Mobile Home Homestead
If you own and occupy a mobile/manufactured home as your primary residence or a qualifying relative occupies the property, you may qualify for the homestead classification. In order to process the application we require a copy of the title. Download Mobile Home Homestead Application form.Property Tax Exclusion for Disabled Veterans
You man be eligible for a market value exclusion of up to:
- $150,000 if you are a U.S. military veteran with a service-connected disability of 70% or more
- $300,000 if you are a U.S. military veteran with 100% permanent and total service-connected disability.
- You are the surviving spouse of a U.S. military veteran with 100% permanent and total service-connected disability.
Special Homestead Classification: Blind or Permanently & Totally Disabled
This classification reduces the tax rate on the first $50,000 of estimated market value from 1.00% to 0.45%. You may qualify if:
- You can provide a letter or report from an eye doctor stating that you are certified legally blind.
- You are totally and permanently disabled and can provide proof of the disability.
Submit Completed Homestead Application to:
St. Cloud City Assessor
400 2nd Street South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
To apply for the homestead classification for your residence, you must fill out a homestead application. To qualify for the homestead classification you must:
- Occupy the property listed on the application as your primary residence;
- Be one of the owners of the property listed on the application, or a qualifying relative;
- Be a Minnesota resident.
- You are registered to vote in Minnesota
- You have a valid Minnesota driver's license
- You file a Minnesota income tax return
- You list a property in Minnesota as your permanent mailing address
- You are employed by a business located in Minnesota
- Your children, if any, attend school in Minnesota, and/or
- You are not a resident of any other state or country
Security numbers are confidential information. Under state law (MS 273.124, Subd. 13) they may be given by your Assessor to the Minnesota Department of Revenue to determine whether you or the owner of the property to whom you are related have applied for the homestead classification for other properties.
Penalties
A property owner who obtains or attempts to obtain homestead classification for a property other than his or her primary place of residence or the primary place of residence of his or her relative is under state law subject to a fine of up to $3,000 and/or up to one year of imprisonment (MS 609.41). In addition, the property owner will be required to pay all tax which is due on the property based on its correct property class plus a penalty equal to the difference between the tax based on the homestead classification and that based on the property's correct class (MS 273.124, Subd. 13).
Important Moving Information
If at any time you sell the property or change your primary residence, State law requires you to notify the Assessor within 30 days. If you fail to notify the Assessor within 30 days, you will be required to pay the tax which is due on the property based on its correct property class, plus a penalty.
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St. Cloud, MN 56301
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