Filing for Homestead Exemption in Tulsa County

As I check my clients from last year, I notice that about a quarter of them have not filed for Homeowner's Exemption. After the close of your purchase, within a couple of weeks your deed will be executed and filed at the County Clerk's office. You are now ready to file for your Homestead Exemption. Basically, you need to own and occupy the property to be eligible.

Your deed needs to be notarized before January 1st and filed before February 1st to qualify for the year.

Basically, it is a $1,000 exemption of the assessed value of your home, which will save you between $84 to $132 per year. (Tulsa County Assessor's Office)

The form is available at:

www.assessor.tulsacounty.org Go to the site and click homestead on the left hand column.

The information that you may not have at your fingertips is the legal description, ie. Block 1 Section 3 Churchill Park and the Account number. It says on the form that if you leave these areas blank and fill in the rest, they will look it up for you.

Then mail the application in to:

Ken Yazel

Tulsa County Assessor

Attn: S Denver Ave.

500 S Denver Ave.

Tulsa, OK 74103-3832

If you are not sure whether you filed or not, you can call the office 918-596-5143 between 8:30A-5:00P M-F or you can call me and I can look it up for you.

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