Stanislaus County Assessor: Disabled Veterans' Exemption

The exemption is the State's; the California entry gives the amounts, the income limit and Senate Bill 296's larger exemption from the January 1, 2027 lien date. The Stanislaus County Assessor's Exemptions Department administers it (209-525-6461) and links the State's claim (BOE-261-G) and change of eligibility report (BOE-261-GNT). What the page says. "If you are a veteran with a service-connected disability (or if you are unmarried widow of such a veteran), you may be eligible for an exemption on the assessed value of your home." It gives no rating test, no amounts and no deadlines, and does not mention the 2027 change. What the law says. Revenue and Taxation Code section 205.5 asks for a 100% service-connected rating, compensation at the 100% rate for unemployability, blindness in both eyes, or the loss of the use of two or more limbs; a lower rating does not qualify. For the 2026 lien date the basic exemption is $180,671 of the home's value, and $271,009 where household income does not exceed $81,131. An unmarried surviving spouse qualifies if the veteran would have, or died of a service-connected cause or on active duty. From the 2027 lien date section 205.5.1 exempts half of the first $1,000,000 of value, or all of it under the income limit. The $4,000 veterans' exemption. The page also describes the separate veterans' exemption, for a veteran whose property is worth no more than $5,000, or $10,000 if married.