Property owners in Georgia should be aware that the deadline to apply for a homestead exemption is April 1st. To qualify, applicants must own and occupy the home as their primary residence, with matching addresses on their driver's license. Habersham County offers additional exemptions for residents aged 65 and older, as well as for veterans and un-remarried spouses of veterans. Cities within Habersham County also provide homestead exemptions, which require separate applications at local city halls, with the same April 1 deadline.
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