Reporting removal of homestead tax exemption?

Question

My wife and I are moving from Alabama to Tennessee for a Job I took. We have leased out our home here in Alabama starting in April 2019.

Am I required to report to the tax collector that I am renting the home and will not have the homestead tax exemption? Will this happen automatically?

I do not want to pay any penalty obviously, but is "ignorance bliss" in this situation or is it ok to keep since it is my primary residence in Alabama technically.

Any advice is great! Thanks!

Eamonn McElroy · Answer

@Ben Steever

Generally you have to inform them as the government doesn't check that people are living where they say they are.

It's an ethical question, if you're not using the property as a your primary residence, you shouldn't be claiming the homestead exemption on it.

Ben Steever · Answer

@Eamonn McElroy Thanks!

Reporting removal of homestead tax exemption?

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