A Tax Year 2026 approval listing was again placed before the board at its July 28 meeting, but the minutes do not record a vote on it.
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Habersham County tax board approves Tax Year 2026 homestead exemption listings each month
The county's Board of Tax Assessors has repeatedly approved lists of residents' homestead exemption applications for 2026, affecting who gets the property tax break this year.
Latest
July 28, 2026: Homestead Exemption 2026 approval listing
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The story
The Habersham County Board of Tax Assessors first approved a listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026 on January 13, on a motion by John King.
The board kept approving updated Tax Year 2026 approval listings at its following meetings: February 10 (with member Sonya Turgeon abstaining), February 24, March 12, March 24 and April 28, each time unanimously except for the February 10 abstention.
The board continued approving new Tax Year 2026 listings at its May 12, May 26, June 9 and July 14 meetings, each vote unanimous.
A Tax Year 2026 approval listing was again placed before the board at its July 28 meeting, but the minutes do not record a vote on it.
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Appeared on agendaproposedHomestead Exemption 2026 approval listing
Homestead Exemption:
a. 2026 Approval Listing:
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Homestead Exemption 2026 approval listing
Homestead Exemption: a. 2026 Approval Listing:
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications
for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted unanimously to approve
motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Homestead Exemption:
a. 2026 Approval Listing
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2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Homestead Exemption: a. 2026 Approval Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Homestead Exemption:
a. 2026 Approval Listing
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2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Homestead Exemption: a. 2026 Approval Listing
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Homestead Exemption approval, veteran approval, and denial listings
Homestead Exemption:
a. 2026 Approval Listing
b. 2026 Veteran Approval Listing
c. 2026 Denial Listing
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval, veteran approval, and denial listings
Homestead Exemption: a. 2026 Approval Listing b. 2026 Veteran Approval Listing c. 2026 Denial Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to
approve motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 homestead exemption approval listing
b. Homestead Exemption:
a. 2026 Approval Listing
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2026 homestead exemption approval listing
b. Homestead Exemption: a. 2026 Approval Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted unanimously to
approve motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to
approve motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 homestead exemption approval listing
2026 Approval Listing
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2026 homestead exemption approval listing
2026 Approval Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption applications approval listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to
approve motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption applications approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption
applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to
approve motion.
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by Sonya Turgeon to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded John King; voted unanimously to approve motion.
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
a. 2026 Approval Listing
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2026 Homestead Exemption Approval Listing
a. 2026 Approval Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion
made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications
for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted to approve motion with Sonya
Turgeon abstaining from the vote.
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
Motion made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications for Tax Year 2026; seconded Jimmy Dean; voted to approve motion with Sonya Turgeon abstaining from the vote.
Appeared on agendaproposed2026 Homestead Exemption approval, denial, veteran approval and 2025 late income listings
a. 2026 Approval Listing
b. 2026 Denial Listing
c. 2026 Veteran Approval Listing
d. 2025 Late Income Listing
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval, denial, veteran approval and 2025 late income listings
a. 2026 Approval Listing b. 2026 Denial Listing c. 2026 Veteran Approval Listing d. 2025 Late Income Listing
Approvedconfirmed2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications
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2026 Homestead Exemption approval listing
made by John King to approve the listing of homestead exemption applications
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