New Kent County Disabled Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption

In New Kent County the Commissioner of the Revenue, Laura M. Ecimovic, at 12007 Courthouse Circle, Room 202, P.O. Box 99, New Kent (804-966-9610; the application form lists 804-557-3078 and [email protected]), takes the statewide disabled-veteran real estate exemption. The office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. weekdays. The county's veteran application covers both exemptions on one form: sections 1a through 1c ask whether the residence is the principal dwelling, whether the applicant is owner or part owner, and whether the applicant is a surviving spouse of a qualified veteran, with remarriage noted. What it is worth. The county's 2026 tax rates were set by ordinance O-05-26, adopted May 26, 2026 on a 5-0 vote: real estate at $0.58 per $100 (mobile homes the same), against a 2026 reassessment by Vision Government Solutions that raised assessments 10.92%; the equalized rate discussed at the March budget retreat was $0.54. The Department of Taxation's TY 2025 table records New Kent at 0.600 real estate for the prior year. The county's disabled veterans page says the Department of Veterans Affairs must have determined the disability to be "a 100% service-connected, total and permanent disability or a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to a service-connected disability", and that supporting documentation is needed only with the first request. The form carries a notarized statement and warns that falsely claiming the exemption is a misdemeanor. "New Kent County is a non-prorating locality. Property taxes are based upon ownership as of 1/1 of the tax year. A new application is only required to change vehicle exemption" - so, unlike Wise or Pulaski, no annual reapplication. A veteran who is permanently and totally disabled but does not meet this VA test looks at the county's income-based relief instead.