There’s a way for homeowners to reduce their property taxes and protect against swings in the real estate market. The tax break, known as a homestead exemption, can lower homeowners’ housing costs by thousands of dollars.
But a legal aid firm says Fulton County has denied that benefit to some families after decades of ownership, as they pass their property from one generation to the next. For one woman, she saw more than her longtime family home at risk.
Denise Reid’s two-story brick house in Northwest Atlanta is all that’s left of her parents’ roots. Their history surrounds her in photographs, propped up on tables and on walls throughout the house.
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