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Durham Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions

Durham’s assessor page names the state programs - the DD-214 filing, the disability rating letter, the 12-81g additional exemption and the D-2 annual filing - without printing an amount.

Also called: property tax, 12-81g, veterans exemption, assessor, Durham.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

The assessor’s veterans page requires the long-form DD214 in the Town Clerk’s office prior to October 1 for the basic exemption, and says a veteran whose service-connected disability is at least 10 percent files the VA rating letter, which must state the percentage and whether the disability is permanent and total. From October 1, 2025 a veteran awarded a 100 percent service-connected permanent and total rating files Form D-2 annually, received in the assessor’s office no later than January 1. The page says that under 12-81g “you may be eligible for the Additional Veterans exemption, an income-based exemption program,” applied for February 1 through October 1, without an amount or income limit. For active-duty military one vehicle is exempt, on the proper form, Connecticut residents filing under 12-81(53) and non-residents under the federal Service Members Civil Relief Act. No amounts are printed anywhere, and the Q and A booklet the page links is the state’s 2013 edition. No code was found on a readable host for Durham, and the town did not answer OLR’s 2023 survey.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Durham Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions
GateRule
Wartime service or a VA rating, set by state lawThe exemptions rest on C.G.S. 12-81(19) to (26): 90 days of wartime service with a qualifying discharge filed with the town clerk, or a VA disability rating. Amounts above the base turn on rating and income. The rating filter does not hide this entry.

Figures

Each figure is dated with the day it was read. A local figure moves whenever the statute or the local ordinance does, so confirm it with the office that grants it before you rely on it. Statute verified gives the day the weekly section check last found the statute standing on the legislature’s own code site; a figure without it rests on a statute the check does not read yet.

Dated figures for Durham Veterans’ Property Tax Exemptions
FigureAmountRead from
Wartime service exemption, as Durham administers itThe long-form DD214 filed in the Town Clerk’s office prior to October 1; the page prints no amountC.G.S. § 12-81(19)Town of Durham, Veterans Tax ExemptionsRead
Disability rating exemptions, as Durham administers themA VA rating letter of at least 10 per cent filed with the assessor; the page prints no amountC.G.S. § 12-81(20)Town of Durham, Veterans Tax ExemptionsRead
Additional veterans exemption, as Durham administers itFiled February 1 through October 1; the page prints no amount or income limitC.G.S. § 12-81gTown of Durham, Veterans Tax ExemptionsRead
Permanently and totally disabled dwelling exemption, as Durham administers itForm D-2 received in the assessor’s office no later than January 1, annuallyC.G.S. § 12-81(83)Town of Durham, Veterans Tax ExemptionsRead
Active-duty motor vehicle exemption, as Durham administers itOne vehicle, on the proper form; non-residents under the Service Members Civil Relief ActC.G.S. § 12-81(53)Town of Durham, Veterans Tax ExemptionsRead

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