Property tax exemption question

[totogirl]

Does anyone know if a family member living permanently in a home I own here would be adequate to get me the property tax rate decrease?

[Rob Tucker]

I believe that exemptions for home ownership, age or infirmity would all be tied to the titleholder of a property, not an occupant. I could be wrong.

[John S. Rabi]

No Rob, you are not wrong, that is the correct answer.

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[missydog1]

Not only is it not owner-occupied by a resident, but if it's rented then it gets taxed at a higher rate, is my understanding. We all know John would have the right answer, but just want to say I looked whether having a permanently disabled family member qualifies for a disability exemption, so I just read the code. Only the person on title matters. As a matter of personal experience, when my husband and I bought our home in Hilo, at first I was the only one on title (loan related, because he owned another house for a short overlap). So we weren't eligible for his senior exemption until he had been put on title, even though we were married.