Blind and Disabled Homestead

​State law allows a reduced property tax rate on a homestead property for a blind or permanently and totally disabled owner.

How t​​o apply

Complete a Blind and Disabled Homestead Application and submit:

  • In person: Service or license centers.
  • By mail: Dakota County Assessing Services, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033-2343.
  • By fax: 651-438-4469.

Required ​documents

You must attach the appropriate documentation proving that you are blind or disabled. 

  • Blind: Provide a copy of a letter or current eye report signed by your eye doctor stating that you are legally blind. 
  • Disabled: Provide a letter that you are totally and permanently disabled from a qualifying agency. Qualifying agencies include: 
    • Social Security Administration
    • Veterans Administration
    • Public or private pension plans
    • Welfare Supplemental Security Income
    • Workers Compensation 

Applications due by Oct. 1 to receive classification in the next payable year.

For more information, visit Minnesota Department of Revenue's Special Ho​mestead Classification

For more information, contact:
Assessing Services
651-438-4200
651-438-4469 (Fax)
Property Taxation & Records
651-438-4576