Allen County Auditor: Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption

The credit is the State's (Revised Code 323.151 and 323.152; see the Ohio entry for the amount and the surviving spouse rule). The Allen County Auditor's homestead page: "A veteran who is 100% service-connected disabled may qualify for the Homestead reduction without means-testing. If the applicant qualifies, the amount of the Homestead reduction is doubled." The application "must be submitted on or before December 31st of the year for which the application is filed. The application must be received by the Auditor's Office by that date rather than postmarked by the due date." The office answers at (419) 228-3700 ext. 8791, Allen County Courthouse, 301 N. Main St., Lima, and decides within 30 days; a denial can be appealed to the Board of Revision within 60 days. Once approved, the credit renews without a new application. What the page leaves out. The page names only a 100 percent rating. The State test, and the DTE 105I the Auditor itself posts (the State's revision 10/19, scanned December 30, 2024), also take "a veteran with a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability", with the award letter showing compensation at 100% and the unemployability approval. That form still prints the State's old $50,000 description; the Ohio entry gives the current figure.