Eligibility
Veterans with a disability that the Veterans Administration has determined is 100% service connected, permanently, and totally disabling may receive an exemption from real property taxes on the dwelling house and surrounding yard. The following groups can apply for exemptions: Veterans with a disability that the Veterans Administration has determined is 100% service connected, permanently, and totally disabling.
How to apply
Summarized from the program's official site (veterans.maryland.gov), checked Aug 17, 2026. Always confirm details with the program.
- Confirm you fit one of the groups the program's site lists for the exemption.
- Choose the application form that matches your eligibility.
- Fill out the application form and follow the form's instructions.
- Apply at any time; the program's site says veterans and surviving spouses do not have to meet the September 1 filing deadline.
- Contact the DVMF service program office in Baltimore to streamline VA disability verification for the application.
- Call your local Maryland assessment office if you need more information about eligibility.
What to bring
- The application form based on your eligibility
- VA disability verification
What to expect
The program's site says veterans and surviving spouses may apply at any time and do not have to meet the September 1 filing deadline. It also says contacting the DVMF service program office in Baltimore can streamline VA disability verification for the application.
Contact
- Serves all of Maryland
Next step
See every Maryland program for this need, how they fit together, and what to try first.
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Source: Maryland Department of Veterans & Military Families, the official Maryland state veterans agency. Details can change; confirm directly with the program.
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