Commissioners: Joseph Berrios,
Brendan Houlihan, Larry R. Rogers, Jr.
Property Tax Exemption
Required Documents
for Local Government Ownership
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here for a printable page.
Please note: All documents must be submitted
in duplicate and proper sequence. Remember, your
documents will only be accepted for review during
one of the four exemption filing periods. You
can find these dates by clicking on the “Dates
and Deadlines” bar above.
- BOARD OF REVIEW REAL ESTATE EXEMPTION
COMPLAINT (B.R.
Form R.E.E. #7)
- ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE APPLICATION
(PTAX-300)
- AFFIDAVIT OF USE
Notarized & dated statement signed by a
government official detailing the specific activity
by the owner and any lessees that took place
on the property during the year.
Specify Street Address & all Permanent Index
Numbers (P.I.N.s) that form the property.
- BOARD OF REVIEW GOVERNMENTAL EXEMPTION PETITION
(Ex.
5)
- RECORDED PROOF OF OWNERSHIP
Deed, Title Insurance Policy, Contract for Deed
and Proof of Current Installment Payments, Memorandum
of Contract, or Lease.
A Mortgage or Release of Mortgage does not prove
that you own your property.
If you acquired parts of your property on different
dates or if subject parcels are not beside each
other, file separate applications for each parcel.
Cook
County Recorder of Deeds
- LEASES
Required when anyone other than the owner used
the property.
- CURRENT TAX BILL FOR EACH PARCEL
Cook
County Treasurer
- ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Including the interior & exterior of all
buildings.
Attached to 8-1/2” x 11” sheets
of paper
(Maximum 2 photos per page)
- PLAT OF SURVEY
- HAND-DRAWN FLOOR PLAN
Showing use & approximate dimensions of
each room in the building.
- REGISTERED MAIL NOTIFICATION TO AFFECTED
MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS
Copies of letters and U. S. Postal Service receipts.
Determine whom to send letters by contacting
the
Cook County Clerk
Required only if property’s assessed value
is more than $100,000.
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