Property tax break for homes of disabled veterans

Real property for which a home exemption under Section 5A-11.4 has been established by a disabled veteran who is eighty percent (80%) to totally disabled due to injuries received while on duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States shall be exempted from all property taxes, other than special assessment, provided that:The Director may require proof of the disability.This exemption shall be granted only as long as the disabled veteran claiming the exemption remains eighty percent (80%) to totally disabled.This exemption shall not be allowed on more than one (1) home for any one (1) disabled veteran.This exemption shall not apply to any portion of the property used for purposes other than the disabled veteran's owner-occupied home under Section 5A-§ 1. 11.4.Following the death of the disabled veteran, the surviving spouse, civil union partner, or reciprocal beneficiary may continue to receive this exemption, or may apply for this exemption based on the disabled veteran's eligibility posthumously, for real property for which a home exemption has been established by the surviving spouse, civil union partner, or reciprocal beneficiary, provided that:The disabled veteran was eighty percent (80%) to totally disabled at the time of death and otherwise eligible to receive this exemption.The exemption shall end upon the death of the surviving spouse, civil union partner, or reciprocal beneficiary, or if they remarry or enter into a new civil union or reciprocal beneficiary relationship.