Homestead exemption in Alabama

December 31 (apply October 1 to December 31 for the current year)Filing deadline

The details

Exemption amount: State exemption up to $4,000 of assessed value. County exemption up to $2,000, which local taxing authorities may raise to $4,000.¹
Who qualifies: Owners of a single family home, with up to 160 acres, who live in it as their primary residence on the first day of the tax year.¹
How to apply: Apply and submit supporting documents. Applications made at other times of year apply to the following year.²
Where to file: The local tax assessing official in the county where the home is located.¹²
Extra help for seniors or disabled owners: Larger exemptions for owners 65 or older within income limits, and full exemption from ad valorem taxes for permanently and totally disabled owners.¹

The sources we read do not say: moving or portability.

The Department of Revenue page gives no deadline. The deadline comes from the administrative rule.

Counties often run the application. Check your county assessor's page for the form.

Homestead Exemptions, Alabama Department of Revenue, checked 1 November 2026
Ala. Admin. Code r. 810-4-1-.23, Alabama Legislative Services Agency (Administrative Code), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.