San Joaquin County Assessor: Disabled Veterans' Exemption

The exemption is the State's; the California entry gives the current amounts, the income limit and Senate Bill 296's larger exemption from the January 1, 2027 lien date. The San Joaquin County Assessor's Exemptions Section handles it at 44 North San Joaquin Street, Suite 230, Stockton (209-468-2647). What the Assessor asks for. A claim with a DD-214 "or other official document which indicates an Honorable Discharge", the VA rating decision showing the percentage and its effective date, and, for an unmarried surviving spouse, the marriage licence and death certificate. It names veterans rated 100% "or partially disabled and unemployable". Where it falls short. The figures. The page says up to $175,298, or $262,950 where household income is under $78,718. Those are the 2025 figures; for the 2026 lien date the Board of Equalization puts them at $180,671 and $271,009 with an $81,131 limit. Discharge. Section 205.5(b)(1)(A) needs a discharge under other than dishonorable conditions, so a general discharge qualifies. Routes and 2027. It does not mention the blindness or loss-of-limbs routes, which qualify at any rating, or section 205.5.1, which from the 2027 lien date exempts half of the first $1,000,000 of the home's value, or all of it under the income limit.