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Fact Sheet Number
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Title
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Description 
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|  | Fact Sheet 01 | Appealing the Value or Classification of Your Property | Discusses what you can do if you disagree with the value and classification of your property as shown on the notice of valuation and classification from your assessor. |
| | Fact Sheet 03 | Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral | Explains the Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral program, which helps seniors who are having difficulty paying their property taxes. |
| | Fact Sheet 04a | Special Agricultural Homestead | Explains the availability of special agricultural homesteads in cases where a farm is not occupied, but is actively farmed by, the owner. |
| | Fact Sheet 04b | Special Agricultural Homestead Property Owned or Leased by a Qualified Entity | Explains the availability of special agricultural homesteads in cases where farms are owned by authorized entities, rather than individuals. |
| | Fact Sheet 04c | Special Agricultural Homestead Property Held Under a Trust | Explains the availability of special agricultural homesteads in cases where farms are held by trusts. |
| | Fact Sheet 05 | Green Acres (Minnesota Agricultural Property Tax Law) | Eligibility and other information about Green Acres, which provides property tax relief for owners of agricultural property in areas where land values are rising due to development or other non-agricultural factors. |
| | Fact Sheet 08 | State General Levy | Explains what the State General Levy is and how it may affect your property taxes. |
| | Fact Sheet 09 | Sustainable Forest Incentive Act | Information and forms about the SFIA, which is designed to encourage owners of forested lands to practice long-term, sustainable forest management. |
| | Fact Sheet 10 | Preparing an Appeal to Your Local and County Boards of Appeal and Equalization | Helpful information on how to appeal the value or classification of your property. |
| | Fact Sheet 11 | Applying for the Homestead Classification | Explains the benefits of homestead classification for property tax purposes, and outlines where and how to apply for homestead treatment on your primary residence. |
| | Fact Sheet 12a | Understanding Property Taxes | One of three fact sheets that explain the basic concepts of annual assessment and property tax administration for property owners. |
| | Fact Sheet 12b | How the Assessor Estimates Your Market Value | One of three fact sheets that explain the basic concepts of annual assessment and property tax administration for property owners. |
| | Fact Sheet 12c | Understanding Your Assessment and the Appeals Process | One of three fact sheets that explain the basic concepts of annual assessment and property tax administration for property owners. |
| | Fact Sheet 13 | Market Value Exclusion on Homesteads of Disabled Veterans, Primary Family Caregivers, and Surviving Spouses | Explains the Market Value Exclusion on homesteads of disabled veterans, their qualifying Primary Family Caregivers, surviving spouses of totally and permanently disabled veterans, and surviving spouses of service members who die while in active duty. |
| | Fact Sheet 14 | My House is Worth What? | Explains why the value your assessor has put on your property may differ from the sale price of your property. |
| | Fact Sheet 15 | Rural Preserve Property Tax Program | Eligibility and other information about Rural Preserve, which provides property tax relief to owners of an agricultural homestead that is or was enrolled in Green Acres. |
| | Fact Sheet 17 | Class 2c Managed Forest Land | Explains how to apply for the 2c Managed Forest Land classification, which provides a reduced tax rate for enrolled forest land. |
