File a Hays County homestead exemption with Hays CAD

You must own the home and use it as your main home. You cannot claim a second main-home tax break at the same time. A buyer who closes after January 1 may still get the general break for part of that year. That can apply if the prior owner did not get the same break.

File Form 50-114 with Hays CAD, not the county tax office. The usual due date is before May 1, but some late claims are allowed. Rules for age 65, disability, and veterans are different. The current form spells out each test.