So I’m a new homeowner, and like to consider myself relatively well informed at all the house form stuff. Definitely good at catching scams. I have received tons of junk mail regarding my new house and all of these soliciting offers. However, this one almost got me. Almost. Because it looked different and official. Luckily I googled it, because it seemed off, and found an article about it.
“When it comes to issues such as property taxes and homestead exemptions, new homeowners can sometimes find themselves overwhelmed or uninformed. So if you have purchased a home recently, be attentive to every piece of mail you get at your new residence. Included among the loads of junk mail could be a letter from the Homestead Recording Service.
The official looking letter is titled, "Homestead Designation Services Form" and its format is rather similar to that of a homestead exemption application. Homeowners who receive it are instructed to complete the form and send it in along with a $45 fee.
What appears to be a letter from a government agency is really a craftily designed solicitation. Homestead Recording Service is not a government agency, nor is it associated with any taxing authority.
You're supposed to include a $45 fee to get them to file the paperwork to declare your home a homestead. But this may not even be the same thing as applying for a homestead tax exemption, and in any event, as mentioned, you can do this yourself for free.”
https://www.bbb.org/abilene/news-events/news-releases/2017/06/NewHomeownersWatchYourMail/
Submitted May 14, 2019 at 09:05PM by EnoughCauliflower http://bit.ly/2W1M6lX
