A property tax exemption is available to senior citizens, surviving spouses of senior citizens,
and disabled veterans. For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 in actual value
of their primary residence is exempted. The state pays the exempted portion of the property
tax. Once approved, the exemption remains in effect for future years, and the applicant
should not reapply. NOTE: The General Assembly eliminated funding for the senior citizen
exemption (but not the disabled veteran exemption) for tax years 2009 through 2011.
Application requirements are as follows:
SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTION
The exemption is available to applicants who: a) are at least 65 years of age as of January 1 of
the year of application, b) owned their home for at least 10 years as of January 1, and c)
occupied it as their primary residence for at least 10 years as of January 1. Limited exceptions
to the ownership and occupancy requirements are detailed in the qualifications section of the
application. The senior citizen exemption is also available to surviving spouses of senior
citizens who met the requirements on any January 1 after 2001. The application deadline is
July 15. The application form is available from and must be submitted to the county assessor
at the following address:
Hinsdale County Assessor
P. O. Box 28
Lake City, Co 81235
(970) 944-2224
hinsdaleassr@centurytel.net
DISABLED VETERAN EXEMPTION
The exemption is available to applicants who: a) sustained a service-connected disability while
serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, b) were honorably
discharged, and c) were rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as one
hundred percent “permanent and total” disabled. VA unemployability awards do not meet the
requirement for determining an applicant’s eligibility. The applicant must have owned and
occupied the home as his or her primary residence since January 1 of the year of application;
however, limited exceptions to the ownership and occupancy requirements are detailed in the
eligibility requirements section of the application. The application deadline is July 1.
Application forms are available from the Division of Veterans Affairs at the address and
telephone number shown below and from the website of the Colorado Division of Property
Taxation at www.dola.colorado.gov/dpt/forms/index.htm. Completed applications must be
submitted to the Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs at the following address:
Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
7465 E. 1st Avenue, Suite C
Denver, Colorado 80230
Telephone: 303-343-1268 Fax: 303-343-7238
www.dmva.state.co.us/page/va/prop_tax
and disabled veterans. For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 in actual value
of their primary residence is exempted. The state pays the exempted portion of the property
tax. Once approved, the exemption remains in effect for future years, and the applicant
should not reapply. NOTE: The General Assembly eliminated funding for the senior citizen
exemption (but not the disabled veteran exemption) for tax years 2009 through 2011.
Application requirements are as follows:
SENIOR CITIZEN EXEMPTION
The exemption is available to applicants who: a) are at least 65 years of age as of January 1 of
the year of application, b) owned their home for at least 10 years as of January 1, and c)
occupied it as their primary residence for at least 10 years as of January 1. Limited exceptions
to the ownership and occupancy requirements are detailed in the qualifications section of the
application. The senior citizen exemption is also available to surviving spouses of senior
citizens who met the requirements on any January 1 after 2001. The application deadline is
July 15. The application form is available from and must be submitted to the county assessor
at the following address:
Hinsdale County Assessor
P. O. Box 28
Lake City, Co 81235
(970) 944-2224
hinsdaleassr@centurytel.net
DISABLED VETERAN EXEMPTION
The exemption is available to applicants who: a) sustained a service-connected disability while
serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, b) were honorably
discharged, and c) were rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as one
hundred percent “permanent and total” disabled. VA unemployability awards do not meet the
requirement for determining an applicant’s eligibility. The applicant must have owned and
occupied the home as his or her primary residence since January 1 of the year of application;
however, limited exceptions to the ownership and occupancy requirements are detailed in the
eligibility requirements section of the application. The application deadline is July 1.
Application forms are available from the Division of Veterans Affairs at the address and
telephone number shown below and from the website of the Colorado Division of Property
Taxation at www.dola.colorado.gov/dpt/forms/index.htm. Completed applications must be
submitted to the Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs at the following address:
Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
7465 E. 1st Avenue, Suite C
Denver, Colorado 80230
Telephone: 303-343-1268 Fax: 303-343-7238
www.dmva.state.co.us/page/va/prop_tax
| 311 N. Henson Street Lake City, Colorado 81235-0277 970-944-2225 Toll free 1-877-944-7575 |
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