Exemptions for Veteran/Active Duty/SS Disability/ Blind
Veteran & Active Duty Exemptions:
Active Duty Serviceman: This form must be completed and returned to the Assessor's Office in order to exempt one vehicle from the Grand List due to active military service. This form must be filed annually, and can be found here: Application for Motor Vehicle Property Tax Exemption
HB-5491 New Legislation: There is new property tax exemption for veterans who have a service-connected permanent and total disability rating as determined by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs. This legislation will exempt real estate (or one motor vehicle if real estate is not owned), from the Grand List. Please verify with our office that we have you with a 100% disability rating, email us: assessor@southwindsor-ct.gov or call: 860-644-2511 ext. 2312
Social Security Disability:
Notice of Award from the Social Security Administration must be filed with the Assessor prior to October 1, along with the town form in order to receive the exemption. The Totally Disabled Form can be found here.
Blind Persons:
To be eligible for this exemption, a person must, as of October 1:
- File with the Assessor a Certification of Legal Blindness from the State of Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind Industries Division.
- Be a Connecticut resident.
- Be either the record owner or hold "life use" in, or be the beneficiary of a trust estate with respect to the property on which the exemption will be applied.