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Assessor Forms

Forms for Senior Citizens

Senior Exemption Short Form
Taxpayers 65 years and older as of January 1st, who have owned their property for at least 10 consecutive years and occupy the property as their primary residence may qualify for the Senior Exemption.
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Senior Exemption Long Form
Taxpayers 65 years and older as of January 1st, who have owned their property for at least 10 consecutive years and occupy the property as their primary residence and are confined to a nursing home, are a surviving spouse or whose property is owned by a trust or corporation may qualify for the Senior Exemption.
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Qualified Senior Primary Residential Exemption Form
Available for tax years 2025 and 2026. The applicant must have previously qualified for, and received, the senior property tax exemption in property tax year 2020 or later but are not currently receiving it.
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Forms for Disabled Veterans

Disabled Veterans Exemption
Instructions and application for the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption and instructions for completing the application
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Disabled Veterans Surviving Spouse Exemption Application
Instructions and application for the Disabled Veterans Surviving Spouse Property Tax Exemption
Click here for the combined instructions and application

Gold Star Spouse Exemption
Instructions and application for the Gold Star Spouse Property Tax Exemption
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Appeal Forms

Real Property Appeal Form
If a taxpayer disagrees with the value assigned by the Assessor, the taxpayer may file a protest during the statutory protest period of May 1 through June 1 each year. A protest form is attached to the Notice of Valuation mailed to real property owners on May 1. An additional form is provided here for your convenience.
Abatement Form – 1 Year
The abatement process is required to change tax amounts after the tax warrant is delivered to the Treasurer. Abatements must be filed within two years of the date the tax warrant was delivered (CRS 39-10-114(1)(a)(I)(A)). Use this form if only one year’s taxes are being abated.
Abatement Form – 2 Year
The abatement process is required to change tax amounts after the tax warrant is delivered to the Treasurer. Abatements must be filed within two years of the date the tax warrant was delivered (CRS 39-10-114(1)(a)(I)(A)). Use this form if this is an abatement of two year’s taxes.
Personal Property Appeal Form
Owners of business personal property who disagree with their valuation may file a protest during the statutory protest period. A protest form is attached to the Notice of Valuation mailed to personal property owners on June 15. An additional form is provided here for your convenience.

Change of Mailing Address

Change of Mailing Address
Fill out this form online to change your mailing address on Assessor records.

Transfer Declaration Forms for Sales

Real Property Transfer Declaration
The Real Property Transfer Declaration, also called a TD-1000, provides essential information to the County Assessor to help ensure fair and uniform assessments for all property tax purposes. All conveyance documents subject to the documentary fee submitted to the County Clerk and Recorder for recordation must be accompanied by a Real Property Transfer Declaration, completed and signed by the seller (grantor) or buyer (grantee). If you have questions on how to complete this form, you will find directions in our Transfer Declaration Completion Guide.
Manufactured Home Transfer Declaration
The Manufactured Home Transfer Declaration, also called an MHTD, provides essential information to the County Assessor to help ensure fair and uniform assessments for all property tax purposes. Instructions are included in the form.

Agricultural Classification

Agricultural Land Classification Questionnaire

The agricultural land classification questionnaire is used to request agricultural classification and to update information on the use of ag land. The information submitted is used by the Assessor to determine whether the land qualifies as agricultural land within the guidelines of Colorado statutes.

Data masking of online information for peace and enforcement officers, social workers, and other protected persons pursuant to C.R.S. 18-9-313

Masking Request Form – Personal information on the Assessor’s public website can be concealed for peace and enforcement officers, social workers, and other specified protected persons pursuant to C.R.S. 18-9-313.

In order for the Assessor to mask a property, the protected person must be an owner of the property.
When a masking request is received and the property is owned by a trust, the general rules apply:

Properties will be masked when:

When the masked individual’s name is referenced in the trust. (First or Last name)
When the masked individual’s name is in the grantor/grantee chain of title.
- This is the general case when a property has been masked prior to ownership being conveyed to a trust.

Properties will not be masked when:

The masked individual’s name is not referenced in the trust name.

State Exemption for Religious, Charitable and Educational Property

State Exemption for Religious, Charitable and Educational property use In the State of Colorado properties that are owned by and used for religious, charitable or educations purposes may be exempt from property tax. This process is overseen and administered by the Colorado Division of Property Taxation. Click here for instructions.