Miscellaneous
Towns County Tax Commissioner (Michael Anderson): the county’s own printed Disabled Veterans row at up to $50,000 and the assessors’ local-homestead route
The Towns County Tax Commissioner - Michael Anderson, 48 River St., Suite H, Hiawassee, GA 30546 (706-896-2267, fax 706-896-6980, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. closed 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch, courthouse annex, townscountypay.com) - and the Tax Assessor's Office (Sonya Young, Suite G, 706-896-3984) take the exemption applications, and the Tax Commissioner's own General Information page prints the veteran rows themselves: "The Disabled Veterans Homestead Exemption is available to certain disabled veterans in an amount up to $50,000 deducted from the 40% assessed value of the homestead property ... proof of disability, either from the Veterans Administration or from a private physician in certain circumstances" and "A similar exemption in the same amount is now available to the un-remarried surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in any war or armed conflict"; "Property Taxes are due by January 10th of each year"; the assessor's own page routes the county's Local Homestead Exemption and the additional age-and-income exemption; the qPublic record-search site was not read (the gap goes to docs/COUNTY-REVISIT.md).
Also called: Tax Commissioner, Michael Anderson, homestead exemption, disabled veteran, $50,000, 48-5-48, 706-896-2267, 48 River St, Suite H, townscountypay.com, Sonya Young, 706-896-3984, local homestead, qpublic, Hiawassee, January 10, Hiawassee, Young Harris, Tate City.
For: Veteran or service member, survivor.
Where it applies
Written for the jurisdictions listed here.
- Towns County, GACounty
Thresholds
| Gate | Rule |
|---|---|
| Qualifying disabled veteran or surviving spouse who owns and occupies the home | The exemption follows O.C.G.A. 48-5-48 and 48-5-52.1; the county’s own page prints its Disabled Veterans row at up to $50,000 and the application route. The rating filter never hides this entry. |
Sources
- Towns County Tax (the commissioner and the office; read 2026-11-03)Official
- Towns County Tax, General Information (the Disabled Veterans row and the January 10 due date; read 2026-11-03)Official
- Towns County, Tax Assessor (Sonya Young and the local-homestead route; read 2026-11-03)Official
- Georgia Department of Veterans Service, Disabled Veteran Homestead Tax Exemption (the State entry’s yearly indexed amount)Official
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