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Tucker council votes to opt out of statehomestead exemption in House Bill 581
Summary
After three required public hearings, the Tucker City Council approved Resolution R2025-29 to opt out of the statewide homestead exemption established by House Bill 581; city staff must submit the opt-out by the March 1 filing deadline.
The Tucker City Council voted to opt out Monday of the statewide homestead exemption created by Georgia's House Bill 581, approving Resolution R2025-29 after the third public hearing required by the law.
The opt-out preserves Tucker's existing local homestead provisions, including a $10,000 standard homestead exemption, a $14,000 senior/disabled homestead exemption with an income limitation, and a base-year freeze that ties taxable value to the prior year for qualifying homeowners.
Beverly Hilton, a city tax staff member who led the council's presentation on the measure, explained how the local freeze differs from the approach in House Bill 581. Under Tucker's freeze, a homeowner's taxable value is locked to the prior year's value…
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