Property Tax Exemption Required Documents for Local Government Ownership
- Affidavit of Use
- Notarized and 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 and all Permanent Index Number (P.I.N.s) that form the property
- Recorded Proof of Ownership
- Deed, Title Insurance Policy, Contract for Deed and Proof of Current Installment Payments, Memorandum of Contract or Lease
- If you acquired parts of your property on different dates or if 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
- Original Photographs
- Including the interior and exterior of all buildings
- Hand Drawn Floor Plans
- Showing use and 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
- Required only if property’s assessed value is more than $100,000
