Homestead Exemptions in San Antonio (lawyers, house, taxes) - Texas (TX) - City-Data Forum

Eson57 · 10-20-2007, 12:12 PM

I filed for a homestead exemption early this year and received confirmation of it's receipt but no other information. How do I find out if my request for exemption was approved?

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rd2007 · 10-20-2007, 12:38 PM

look on your next tax bill and you should see it there. They don't send a letter or anything to let you know they got it. I suppose you could call and ask.

BTW, for anyone reading this. never fall for those stupid scams the lawyers send out that offer to fill it out for you, I can't believe it's legal for them to charge that much money for something that takes all of maybe 10 seconds to fill out.. I believe that is reason #28912331283 to hate lawyers

not all lawyers, but most..

sapphire · 10-20-2007, 02:05 PM

Go to bcad.org, pull up your property by your name or address, scroll down a bit and where it says Exemptions: hopefully there is an HS there for homestead. Ours was there within a matter of days.

rd2007 · 10-20-2007, 02:35 PM

well yeah, you could cheat like that too

totally forgot about doing that..

good call sapphire

Eson57 · 10-20-2007, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sapphire

Go to bcad.org, pull up your property by your name or address, scroll down a bit and where it says Exemptions: hopefully there is an HS there for homestead. Ours was there within a matter of days.

Thanks Sapphire, did as you suggested, but no exemption noted. About how long did it take for your exemption to be approved?

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sapphire · 10-20-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Eson57

Thanks Sapphire, did as you suggested, but no exemption noted. About how long did it take for your exemption to be approved?

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It only took about 4 days. Did you own the house on 1/1/07? If not, I don't think you get it for this year, but if they acknowledged receipt of it then it should show up for next year. Don't sweat it--it's not like it will save you much--yes, it's a nice gesture, but we're not talking about a large chunk of money.

Eson57 · 10-20-2007, 04:07 PM

Sapphire,

Yes, I've owned the property since 2006. With taxes sooooo high in SA any little savings would be appreciated, smile. I guess I'll just have to find the appropriate phone number and call about the status of my request. Thanks much for your input.

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sapphire · 10-20-2007, 04:24 PM

Oh, trust me, we'll take any savings we can get our hands on, too. One thing, though--we never got any type of acknowledgment--it just showed up on bcad. Did you fill the form out yourself and send it to the appraisal district or

pay someone to do it for you? I am the world's worst procrastinator so naturally my application was mailed ON 4/30/07 ( I think that was the deadline), and I figured mine would get lost in the shuffle, but miraculously there it was. Maybe you missed the deadline to apply?

sapphire · 10-20-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rd2007

well yeah, you could cheat like that too

totally forgot about doing that..

good call sapphire

Cheaters never prosper.

thanks, rd. I have bcad bookmarked so I check it out every couple of weeks, just to make sure we still own the place.

Eson57 · 10-20-2007, 07:45 PM

Sapphire,

I completed the form myself early Mar 07, followed all the instructions and forwarded to the appropriate office. The only correspondence I received was a copy of my request bearing a stamp indicating that something called a "Designation" was filed with the Bexar County Clerk's office. Oh well, I'm hopefull that a call to the Appraiser's office will put an end to my confusion.

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