Wind Damage Property Tax Reduction

Article by BPBS attorney Joseph Jaap, 513 533-2037

Hurricane force winds that swept through the Cincinnati area in September damaged many homes. If your home was damaged, you can apply for a reduction of the valuation of your home. It could reduce your Ohio county real property taxes up to 50% for the reduced portion of your home's valuation due to the damage. December 31 is the deadline to file the application form with your County Auditor's Office.

Here are the links to the application form in SW Ohio counties:

Butler County: http://tax.ohio.gov/documents/forms/real_property/DTE_DTE26_GEN_021806.pdf

Clermont County: http://www.clermontauditor.org/DestroyedRealEstate.pdf

Hamilton County: http://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/pdf/dte62.pdf

Warren County: http://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/pdf/dte62.pdf

Call your BPBS attorney if you have any questions about the tax reduction, filing the application, or have other questions regarding selling or buying a home, remodeling or building a home, transferring a home to a family member or to a trust, or if you have other real estate needs to discuss.