Clayton County commissioners reject proposal to raise homestead exemption to $15,000

The Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted on March 11 to reject Resolution 2025‑38, a proposed local act to ask the Georgia General Assembly to increase the county homestead exemption from $10,000 to $15,000.

The proposal would have required the county to present a local act to the legislative delegation and, if approved by state lawmakers, place the measure on a November ballot for voter approval. The board ultimately voted against moving the measure forward; the chair announced “the nays have it and the motion fails.”

Why it mattered: supporters, including several public commenters, said the change would offset what they described as “inflated appraisals and assessments” and act as restitution for homeowners who are not selling and therefore cannot realize higher values in cash. Public speakers urged the board to extend relief broadly rather than to limited categories already included in a separate measure. Rhonda Ashley, a District 3 resident, told the…