Lenoir County (North Carolina) Tax Department: Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exclusion

Lenoir County's Tax Department, 101 North Queen Street, Kinston (252-527-7174), takes the State's disabled veteran exclusion - its forms page carries the Certification of Disability (AV-9A) - and the Board of Commissioners approves late applications under G.S. 105-282.1(a1) through the end of the calendar year.

Also called: property tax, disabled veteran, exclusion, AV-9, AV-9A, 105-277.1C, 105-282.1, Tax Department, 252-527-7174, tax relief, late application, Kinston, La Grange, Pink Hill, Deep Run, Grifton.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lenoir County, NCCounty

The exclusion is the State's (G.S. 105-277.1C); the North Carolina entry carries the amount and the rules. Lenoir County's Tax Department "maintains records of real estate, personal property, property transfers, property tax exemptions, exclusions, deferrals and billing information", and its Tax Forms page carries the "Application for Property Tax Exemption" and the "Certification of Disability" - the AV-9A, "Certification of Disability for Property Tax Exclusion (G.S. 105-277.1)", hosted on the county's Google Drive. The Board's own record of the window. The packets of November 3, 2025 and October 19, 2026 carry the recurring item: "Approve Tax Relief applications under NCGS 105-282(a1) as if timely filed", with the department's note that "Citizens may apply for tax relief for Elderly or Disabled exclusion under NCGS 105-277.1 and for Disabled Veteran Exclusion under NCGS 105-277.1C from January 1 through June 1 of the year the benefit would be effective. NCGS 105-282(a1) allows citizens to make late application through the end of the calendar year. Late applications may be approved by the Board of County Commissioners." Where. Lenoir County Tax Department, 101 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501; 252-527-7174, fax 252-527-4923; Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The NCDVA-9 certification route runs through a veterans service office - the State's Kinston Veterans Service Center at 100 North Queen Street, Suite 209 (919-664-1030), on the same block.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lenoir County (North Carolina) Tax Department: Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exclusion
Gate	Rule
Service-connected, permanent and total disability, or specially adapted housing	G.S. 105-277.1C: a 100% permanent and total service-connected disability or a specially adapted housing grant under 38 U.S.C. 2101; an unremarried surviving spouse qualifies too. No income test applies to the veteran.

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