Exemptions

Senior Citizen Exemption | Veterans with a Disability Exemption | Schools, Charitable Organizations and Churches Exemption

Exemption Applications

Applications for Senior and Qualified Veteran with a Disability Exemptions for the 2024 tax year will be accepted after Jan. 1, 2024.

Senior Citizen Exemption

In 2000, voters amended the Colorado Constitution with the adoption of Section 3.5 of Article X. The amendment and subsequent legislation created a property tax exemption for two groups of people: qualifying seniors and the surviving spouses of seniors who previously qualified.

The Senior Citizen Exemption is available to applicants who:

• are at least 65 years of age prior to January 1 of the year of application,
• owned their home for at least 10 consecutive years prior to January 1, and
• occupied it as their primary residence for at least 10 consecutive years prior to January 1.

For those who qualify, 50% of the first $200,000 of the actual value of the property is exempted. The state will pay the exempted property tax. Only one property can be designated as your primary residence. 

The application deadline is July 15 of the year filing. The exemption will remain in place as long as the property ownership and occupancy remain the same. 

The Colorado Senior Property Tax Exemption Long Form must be used by individuals applying as a Surviving Spouse and/or the property is held in a trust.

Address:
4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Ste C2100
Brighton, CO  80601-8203
Phone: 720.523.6038
Email: [email protected] (for information only. Please do not send application via email) 
 

Veterans with a Disability Exemption

• The federal Department of Veterans Affairs has rated the veteran's service-connected disability as a 100% permanent disability through disability retirement benefits pursuant to a law or regulation administered by the department, the United States Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of the Army, Navy or Air Force.
• The veteran sustained a service-connected disability while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. This includes members of the National Guard and Reserves who sustained their injury during a period in which they were called to active duty.
• The veteran was honorably discharged.
• The veteran has owned and occupied the property since January 1 of the current year.

For those who qualify, 50 percent of the first $200,000 of the actual value of the property is exempted. The state will pay the exempted property tax. Only one property can be designated as your primary residence. 

The application deadline is July 1. Application forms and general information are available from the Adams County Assessor's website under Forms, and by following the links shown here below. 

For additional information regarding Property Tax Exemption for a Surviving Spouse of a Qualified Disabled Veteran, or a Gold Star Spouse, contact the Adams County Assessor's Office or see applications and general information under Forms tab.

Schools, Charitable Organizations and Churches Exemption

Property which is owned and used solely and exclusively for religious purposes, for private schools, or for strictly charitable purposes is exempt, C.R.S. 39-3-106 – 113 and 116.  Ownership of property which may qualify for exemption as owned and used for a private school, strictly for charitable purposes or for religious purposes must file an application with the Division of Property Taxation.

The Process to File for Exemption for a School, Church or Charitable Organization:

• Fill out one application form (located under Forms tab) per parcel for which you are requesting an exemption and mail it at the address below:

Address:
4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Ste C2100
Brighton, CO  80601-8203
Phone: 720.523.6038
Email: [email protected]
 

• Return the form and a check for the application made payable to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to the county assessor’s office.
• The county section of the application(s) will be updated, and the form(s) and check(s) will be forwarded to the Property Tax Administrator at the State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation.

Once the review process is completed by the Property Tax Administrator’s Office, a Final Determination notice will be sent to the applicant and the county assessor.