State law allows a reduced property tax rate on a homestead property for a blind or permanently and totally disabled owner.
How to apply
Complete a 
Blind and Disabled Homestead Application and submit:
- In person: Service or license centers.
- By mail: Dakota County Assessing Services, 1590 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033-2343.
- By fax: 651-438-4469.
Required documents
You must attach the appropriate documentation proving that you are blind or disabled.
- Blind: Provide a copy of a letter or current eye report signed by your eye doctor stating that you are legally blind.
- Disabled: Provide a letter that you are totally and permanently disabled from a qualifying agency. Qualifying agencies include:
- Social Security Administration
- Veterans Administration
- Public or private pension plans
- Welfare Supplemental Security Income
- Workers Compensation
Applications due by Oct. 1 to receive classification in the next payable year.
For more information, visit Minnesota Department of Revenue's Special Homestead Classification.