Principal Residence Considerations

(1) Maximum Land Size. The land subject to the tax freeze shall be limited to the portion of land used to support residential structures but no less than the minimum residential lot size required by applicable zoning. In no event may the land portion subject to the tax freeze exceed five (5) acres. For property not used exclusively for residential purposes, including farm, agriculture, forest or open space, only the portion of the land used to support the residential structures, such as that designated as the home site or improvement site on the assessment records, shall be eligible for the tax freeze; however, such land shall not exceed five (5) acres. (2) Principal Residence. Collecting officials shall determine a taxpayer’s principal residence in accordance with the principles set forth by Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-2-122. The tax freeze is limited to one qualifying property constituting the principal residence of the taxpayer. The taxpayer shall sign a statement that the property for which the tax freeze is sought is the taxpayer’s principal residence for voting purposes and that the taxpayer has not submitted another property as the taxpayer’s principal residence for any purpose in the jurisdiction, the State of Tennessee or any other state.