Sandusky County Auditor: the Homestead Exemption and the Disabled Veteran’s $50,000

The homestead exemption is the State's; see the Ohio entry on Revised Code 323.151, 323.1511 and 323.152 for the amounts, the income test and the veteran's increased exemption. What the county's Auditor adds is the route, read from the office's own Homestead page (the live site answers a Cloudflare block to every automated fetch; the text here is the Internet Archive's capture of April 13, 2021, which the office's 2026 homestead brochure continues). The page's rules: "The Homestead Program is designed to provide tax credit relief to citizens who are at least 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled. To qualify for the Homestead Exemption, the following criteria must be met: You must be at least 65 years old during the year in which you are applying, or be permanently and totally disabled on January 1 of the year in which you are filing, or be a surviving spouse of a person who was receiving the previous Homestead Exemption at the time of death ... Disabled applicants must include a Certificate of Disability form (DTE 105E) completed and signed by an Ohio doctor or State or Federal Agency or have an award letter from the Social Security Office. You must own and occupy your home as your principal place of residence as of January 1st of the year in which you are applying. After January 1, 2014 new applicants must also show they have an annual Ohio adjusted gross income less than $33,600 for 2019 to qualify for the exemption." The veteran's increased exemption: "With the passage of HB 85, military veterans who are honorably discharged and who has received a total disability rating (100%) or a total disability rating for compensation (100%) based on individual unemployability, for a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities are now eligible for an increased homestead exemption from $25,000 to $50,000. Applicants must complete the Homestead Exemption Application for Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses (DTE 105I) to receive this exemption." And the window: "Applications must be filed January 1st to December 31st of the year of the credit that you are applying for." The page also lists the companion forms - DTE 101, DTE 105B, DTE 105G, DTE 105H, DTE 105K and DTE 106B. Where. Sandusky County Auditor, 100 N. Park Ave, Room 109, Fremont, Ohio 43420; (419) 334-6123; office hours M-F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Auditor's site carries a 2026 homestead brochure (HomesteadAudBrochTY2026.pdf, posted under its uploads for tax year 2026) and an "Extra Savings for Homestead Recipients" note.