Eddy County Assessor: the Veteran Exemption and its 2025 Increase

The Eddy County Assessor (Rhonda Hatch) takes the veteran property tax exemption - its own flyer records HB 47's increase from $4,000 to $10,000 for tax year 2025, applied on the tax bill though the notice of value still shows $4,000, and the percentage-of-disability route appearing for tax year 2026 - with the rendering period January 1 to the last day of February, and its deadline reminder read into the Commission's February 24, 2026 minutes.

Also called: property tax, veteran exemption, 7-37-5, 7-37-5.1, HB 47, $10,000, $4,000, 100% disabled, Rhonda Hatch, Assessor, rendering, Carlsbad, Carlsbad, Artesia, Loving, La Huerta, Malaga, Loco Hills, Atoka.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Eddy County, NMCounty

The exemptions are the State's (7-37-5 and the proportional disabled veteran exemption of 7-37-5.1, in the State entries); the county assessor applies them, and Eddy County's own pages are the local account. The Assessor's flyer. The Assessor's page links "Veteran Exemption - 2025 Increase": "HB47 PROPERTY TAX VETERAN EXEMPTION WILL INCREASE FROM $4,000 TO $10,000 FOR TAX YEAR 2025. WHILE YOUR NOTICE OF VALUE WILL STILL INDICATE THE $4,000 EXEMPTION, THE UPDATED $10,000 EXEMPTION WILL BE APPLIED ON YOUR 2025 TAX BILL." And: "REGARDING THE PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY FOR A VETERAN, IT APPEARS THAT THE EXEMPTION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR TAX YEAR 2026" - the section 7-37-5.1 proportional route, which takes the exemption's $10,000 against taxable value in the percentage of the veteran's disability. The page's rendering period is the county's own: "Rendering Period Yearly- January 1st to last day of February", the window in which a veteran's exemption claim for the year is made. The Commission's reminder. The February 24, 2026 minutes, item 11: "A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO EDDY COUNTY TAXPAYERS ABOUT THE UPCOMING DEADLINES AT THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE - RHONDA HATCH. Hatch reminded the public that the deadline for business owners to submit their equipment information was February 28. The deadline for Head of Household exemptions, Veterans exemptions or property freeze requests was the end of February." How to claim. Bring the DD-214 and proof of New Mexico residence to the county assessor with DVS Form 1 (or Active Duty Form 1) after the Department of Veterans' Services certifies it (see the Curry County note on the route); the 2026 assessor is Rhonda Hatch, at the Eddy County Administration Complex, Carlsbad. The State entries carry the amounts and the certification route.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Eddy County Assessor: the Veteran Exemption and its 2025 Increase
Gate	Rule
Veteran or surviving spouse owning the residence	The exemption follows the State statutes and the DVS certificate; the filter reads the rating for the proportional route.

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Last updated 2026-11-01.

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