**Important Property Tax Homestead Notice** This may affect your 2019 property taxes and eligibility for a Property Tax Refund Have you purchased or moved into a property in the past year? Contact your County Assessor's office to file a homestead application if you or a qualifying rela tive occupy the property as a homestead on or before December 1, 2018 What is a qualifying relative? For agricultural property, a qualifying relative includes the child, grandchild, sibling, or parent of the owner or owner's spouse For residential property, a qualifying relative also includes the owner's uncle, aunt, nephew or niece Property that has been classified as seasonal recreational property at any time under the current ownership or spouse of the current ownership is not eligible to receive the "qualifying relative" homestead classification When do you apply? You must apply on or before December 15, 2018 to have the homestead reflected in the taxes payable in 2019 Contact the Assessor's office by December 15, 2018 if the use of the property you own or occupy as a qualifying relative has changed during the past year If you sell, move or for any reason no longer qualify for the homestead classification, you are required to notify the County Assessor's office within 30 days of the change in homestead status nce homestead is granted, or your property has been classified as homestead previously and thin ur ications are ne unless they are all Lul To apply for homestead classification or to notify the County Assessor's office of a change in your homestead status, please contact Douglas County Assessor's Office 305 8th Avenue West Alexandria MN 56308 320-762-3884 Application forms are also available on the county website www.co.douglasmn.us and selecting Departments, Assessor & Application forms