Reminder For Homeowners In Maryland

Any resident homeowner eligible or receiving the Homestead Tax Credit must submit the one-time Homestead Application by December 31, 2012 to the Department of Assessments and Taxation. To determine if you have already filed, go to the Department’s website, www.dat.state.md.us and click on the Real Property page for your specific property address. At the bottom of the page for your property, you will see the Homestead Application Status and the date an application was approved, if received. If an application is not submitted by December 31, 2012, then the Homestead Credit will be disallowed beginning with the July 1, 2013 tax year bill.

If you have not filed an application, you can call the Department’s Homestead Program at 410-767-2165 from the Baltimore/Metropolitan area or toll free at 866-650-8783, where a special application with an ‘Access Code’ will be mailed to you so that you can file the form electronically on the website. Filing electronically gets the form processed immediately and you will receive via email an electronic confirmation of the form’s receipt. Alternatively, you can go the Department’s website and click on the Homestead Application heading. There you can print a fillable application in PDF format that you will have to mail to the Department at the address show. You will NOT receive a written acknowledgment that the paper form was received.