Norfolk Disabled Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption

In Norfolk the statewide disabled-veteran real estate exemption is handled by the Department of Human Services on Monticello Avenue, which also runs the city's relief for older and disabled owners, rather than by the Commissioner of the Revenue. There is no income test. The veteran brings the signed application, photo ID, proof of residence such as a driver's license, utility bill, or bank statement, and the original VA letter showing a 100% service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The veteran certifies that no exemption is claimed on property anywhere else and must tell the city of a move. The page and the 2026 application both narrow the surviving spouse rule. The page says the spouse qualifies "as long as he or she remains in the home", and the spouse's affidavit on the form certifies "that I continue to occupy the exempted property". Section 58.1-3219.5(B) has let a surviving spouse move without losing the exemption since 2019. The page also gives the qualifying date of death as after December 21, 2010; the statute and the city's own form say on or after January 1, 2011.