From: Clisby 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: homested exemption question....
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 19:50:07 GMT



JDeats wrote:
> I bought a new house and closed on it December 10th of this year
> (2003). The mortgage agent has told me that I should apply for the
> homestead exemption in January 2004 but that it won't show up in my
> escrow untill December of 2004, so I'll be forced to pay out the full
> amount in taxes for the first year and that they will will cut me a
> check at that time for the difference. Does anyone know if this is
> common practice?
> 
> -Jeremy

I don't know if it's common, but the local tax assessor's office should 
be able to tell you if it's true.

Clisby