Frequently Asked Questions

No. An individual owning two or more residences can receive the exemption on only one home. To determine which property should have the exemption, the following information should be evaluated:

Where are the property owners’ motor vehicles registered?

Where is the property owner registered to vote?

How much time does the owner spend at each residence?

KRS 116.035 sets forth the requirements for determining a voter’s residence:

(1) A voter’s residence shall be deemed to be at the place where his habituation is, and to which, when absent, he or she has the intention of returning;

(2) A voter shall not lose his or her residence by absence for temporary purposes merely; nor shall he or she obtain a residence by being in a county or precinct for such temporary purposes, without the intention of making that county or precinct his or her

home;

(3) A voter shall lose his or her residence by removal to another state or county with intention to make his or her permanent residence there, or by removal to and residence in another state, with intention to reside there an indefinite time, or by voting there, even though he or she may have had the intention to return to this state at some future period;

(4)

The place where the family of a married person resides shall generally be considered his or her residence, unless the family so resides for a temporary purpose. If his family is permanently in one (1) place, and he or she transacts his business in another, the

former shall be the residence.