77-3513 Homestead; exemption; filing requirements; notice; contents.
77-3513. Homestead; exemption; filing requirements; notice; contents.(1) Except as required by section 77-3514, if an owner is granted a homestead exemption as provided in section 77-3507 or 77-3509 or subdivision (1)(b)(ii) or (iii) of section 77-3508, no reapplication need be filed for succeeding years, in which case the county assessor and Tax Commissioner shall determine whether the claimant qualifies for the homestead exemption in such succeeding years as otherwise provided in sections 77-3501 to 77-3529 as though a claim were made.(2) It shall be the duty of each claimant who wants the homestead exemption provided in subdivision (1)(b)(i) of section 77-3508 to file an application therefor with the county assessor on or before June 30 of each year. Failure to do so shall constitute a waiver of the exemption for such year, except that:(a) The county board of the county in which the homestead is located may, by majority vote, extend the deadline for an applicant to on or before July 20. An extension shall not be granted to an applicant who received an extension in the immediately preceding year; and (b) A claimant may file a late application pursuant to section 77-3514.01 if he or she includes documentation of a medical condition which impaired the claimant's ability to file the application in a timely manner.(3) The county assessor shall mail a notice on or before April 1 to claimants who are the owners of a homestead which was granted an exemption under subdivision (1)(b)(i) of section 77-3508 in the preceding year unless the claimant has already filed the application for the current year or the county assessor has reason to believe there has been a change of circumstances so that the claimant no longer qualifies. The notice shall include the claimant's name, the application deadlines for the current year, a list of documents that must be filed with the application, and the county assessor's office address and telephone number. SourceLaws 1979, LB 65, § 13; Laws 1980, LB 647, § 8; Laws 1983, LB 195, § 6; Laws 1983, LB 396, § 3; Laws 1984, LB 809, § 9; Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 6, § 5; Laws 1986, LB 1258, § 6; Laws 1987, LB 376A, § 10; Laws 1991, LB 773, § 22; Laws 1994, LB 902, § 38; Laws 1995, LB 133, § 2; Laws 1996, LB 1039, § 6; Laws 1997, LB 397, § 28; Laws 1999, LB 179, § 4; Laws 2005, LB 54, § 19; Laws 2007, LB145, § 2; Laws 2009, LB94, § 4.Effective Date: May 27, 2009