Homestead Valuation Freeze Exemption

The Constitution of Georgia allows counties to enact local homestead exemptions. A number of counties have implemented an exemption that will freeze the valuation of property at the base year valuation for as long as the homeowner resides on the property. Even as property values continue to rise the homeowner's taxes will be based upon the base year valuation. This exemption may be for county taxes, school taxes, and/or municipal taxes, and in some counties age and income restrictions may apply. In some counties the law may allow for the base year valuation to be increased by a certain percentage each year.
implemented this type of exemption:
Homeowners should contact the county for details about this exemption in their county. The following counties have
Baldwin
Glynn


Barrow
Greene
Camden
Gwinnett
Carroll
Habersham
Chatham
Henry
City of Atlanta
Liberty
Cherokee - eff. 01/01/2009
McIntosh
Clarke
Meriwether
Cobb
Murray
Dade
Muscogee
Dekalb
Oconee
Douglas
Pierce
Effingham - eff. 01/01/2009
Putnam
Fannin
Toombs
Floyd
Towns - eff.01/01/2009
Forsyth
Walton
Fulton
Ware
Gilmer
White
Contact
The State offers basic homestead exemptions to taxpayers that qualify, but your county may offer more beneficial exemptions. Whether you are filing for the homestead exemptions offered by the State or county, you should contact the tax commissioner or the tax assessor's office in your county for more information or clarification about qualifying for homestead exemption.
Additional contact information:
• Contact the County Tax Commissioner's office for more information on billing and collection of property taxes.
• Contact the County Board of Tax Assessor's office for more information on property assessment values and appealing a property assessment.
Click the link below to contact your local property tax officials:
https://dor.georgia.gov/county-property-tax-facts