Georgia Governor Signs Law Providing Homestead Exemption for Upson County Residents Age 62 or Older

The Georgia Governor April 18 signed a law creating a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. The law includes measures: 1) creating the property tax exemption for each resident senior citizen of the county who is 62 or older in the amount of $12,000 of the assessed value of their homestead; 2) explaining the procedure to claim the exemption; 3) specifying that the exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the exemption occupies the residence as a homestead; 4) requiring persons granted the exemption to notify the ...