Cuyahoga County · Ohio
Cuyahoga County homestead exemption
In Cuyahoga County, you apply for the homestead exemption with the Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office, Real Property - Homestead Division; the deadline is December 31.
- Office
- Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office, Real Property - Homestead Division
- Deadline
- December 31
- State exemption
- No general exemption
- Renewal
- Renews automaticallyStatewide rule
The filing period runs January 1 through December 31, and applications not received by the Homestead Exemption Office before December 31 cannot be approved for that tax year. If you were eligible last year but did not apply, you can file a late application for that prior year.
Mail or hand deliver the completed application to the Fiscal Office, Real Property - Homestead Division, 2079 East Ninth Street, Room 3-128, Cleveland. Questions go to [email protected].
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Local homestead amounts in Cuyahoga County
No county-specific amounts are in our data. The statewide amounts on the Ohio page apply.
How to check if you already have it
Current recipients get a continuing homestead application in the mail each year. Your tax bill also shows the homestead reduction once it is applied.
Ohio rules that apply here
- Age 65 or older by December 31 of the year you apply, or permanently and totally disabled on January 1.
- New applicants: total household income (Ohio AGI of owner and spouse) no more than $40,000 if applying in 2025 or $41,000 if applying in 2026.
- Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating or 100% individual unemployability (no income test).
- Surviving spouse of a public service officer killed in the line of duty.
Full Ohio homestead guide: amounts, senior and veteran exemptions, late filing and portability.
Sources
- Homestead Exemption Program · Cuyahoga County Fiscal Office
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