Homestead Exclusion for Veterans with a Disability
This program provides a property tax exclusion for the homestead of:
- An honorably discharged veteran who has a service-connected disability rating of 70% or higher.
- Surviving spouses of certain qualifying veterans and service members.
- Primary family caregivers of qualifying veterans.
Eligibility and the maximum value exclusion is determined by disability percentage.
Applicants must be able to verify honorable discharge with U.S. Government Form DD214 or other official discharge papers. Veterans must also be certified by the United States Veterans Administration as having a service-connected disability. Applicants requiring information concerning their discharge or disability status should work with Veterans Services or the Veterans Administration to receive this information.
Frequently asked questions on the disabled veterans market value exclusion
Eligibility
Veterans
- Veterans with 70 percent or more disability may be eligible for a market value exclusion of up to $150,000.
- Veterans with total and permanent disability (100 percent) may be eligible for an exclusion of up to $300,000.
Surviving spouses
- Surviving spouses of veterans with total and permanent disability may be eligible for an exclusion of up to $300,000 if you are the surviving spouse of a deceased United States veteran with total (100 percent) and permanent service-connected disability and the deceased veteran was previously receiving the exclusion.
- Surviving spouses of military service members who died in active duty may be eligible for an exclusion of up to $300,000 if you are the surviving spouse of a service member who died due to a service-connected cause while serving honorably in active duty after September 11, 2001. Spouses must file within two years of the service member's death.
- Spouses must also be the “legal and beneficial title holder” of the homestead property. The property must be owned in the spouse’s own name.
- If the veteran died after December 31, 2011, but did not receive the exclusion before dying, the spouse may still be eligible. See Minnesota Revenue Fact Sheet 11 (PDF) for more details.
Primary family caregivers
- Primary family caregivers may be eligible for the same benefit (maximum $150,000 or $300,000) as an eligible veteran currently in their care. Eligible veterans are those who sustained a serious injury (including traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, or other mental disorder) in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001.
- Status as the primary family caregiver for the eligible veteran must be approved by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (U.S. Code, title 38, section 17206).
- The veteran must have 70 percent or more disability.
How to apply
This exclusion application is not a substitute for a homestead application. Veterans, spouses and caregivers must apply for and be granted homestead on a qualifying property prior to applying for the exclusion.
Step one: complete a homestead application
- Complete the homestead application (PDF) fully and legibly.
- Include all proper documentation.
Step two: attach documentation
- Complete a disabled veterans market exclusion form (located below under "forms).
- Attach the letter you received from Veterans Administration that certifies both your service-connected disability status and honorable discharge. If you need any of this documentation, please contact the Veterans Administration.
- If necessary, you may supply the United States Government Form DD214 or other official military discharge papers to verify that you have been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, as well as documentation from the Veterans Administration verifying disability status. Learn more about Form DD214. If you have recorded a DD214 with Ramsey County and need a certified copy, please contact Veterans Services.
- Mail the application, form and documentation to the Ramsey County Assessor’s Office, P.O. Box 64097, Saint Paul, MN 55164-0097 by December 31 of each year to be eligible for an exclusion.
- If you are married and you own your home jointly, both you and your spouse must sign the form.
Forms
All of the forms below must be submitted with a homestead application (PDF).
Homestead exclusion for veterans with a disability of 70% or more
Homestead Exclusion for a Veteran with a Disability (PDF)
- Veterans rated between 70-100%, not permanent.
- Veterans rated between 70-90% and permanent.
- Individual unemployable at 100%, not permanent.
- Veterans rated total 100% and permanent.
- Veterans rated as individual unemployable and permanent.
Homestead exclusion for a surviving spouse of a veteran who was permanently disabled or a service member who died while in active service
Homestead Exclusion for a Surviving Spouse (PDF)
- Spouse of a veteran who had previously qualified for the exclusion as totally (100%) and permanently disabled, who died due to a service-connected cause, and you wish to continue the benefit of the exclusion on the homestead property.
- Spouse of a service member who died due to a service-connected cause while serving honorably in active duty, as indicated on United States Government form DD1300 or DD2064 (must file for the exclusion within two years of the service member's death).
- Surviving spouses will receive the benefit of the value exclusion until the spouse remarries or sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of the property. A spouse must notify the assessor if there is a change in the spouse's marital status, ownership of the property, or use of the property as a permanent residence. A spouse may qualify for a one-time transfer of the exclusion to a different property, please contact our office at 651-266-2040 for further information.
Homestead exclusion for a primary family caregiver of a veteran with a disability
Homestead Exclusion for a Primary Family Caregiver (PDF)
- Caregiver or relative of a veteran (70-100% service-connected disabled) who is approved as a primary family caregivers by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Do I need to re-apply?
Based on a law enacted in 2017, annual application is no longer required. This change is effective starting with the 2017 Assessment (Taxes Payable 2018). The qualified veteran or surviving spouse is still responsible for disclosing any change that may disqualify them from the exclusion. Example changes that may disqualify the spouse from receiving the veteran exclusion benefit are: remarry, sell, transfer, or dispose of the property.