FAQs - Disaster Abatement

Minnesota Statute 273.123 (view the statute on the State of Minnesota Web site) provides that an owner of a homestead or non-homestead property that has been accidentally or unintentionally damaged may apply for a reduction in the amount of taxes payable on the property in the year the destruction occurs and in the following year, if the property does not qualify for a disaster credit. The owner of a homestead or non-homestead property may qualify for a local option abatement if:

• The property does not qualify for a disaster credit; AND

• 50% or more of the homestead dwelling or other structure, as established by the County Assessor, is unintentionally or accidentally destroyed and the homestead is uninhabitable or the structure is not usable; AND

• The owner makes written application to the County Assessor as soon as is practical after the damage has occurred: AND

• The owner of the property makes written application to the County Board

Please contact the Anoka County Assessment Services for additional information at 763-323-5475.