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Clients frequently ask me about other property tax related issues, including questions about applying for a refund for the 4% legal residence exemption, the Homestead Tax Exemption, and other ways to potentially reduce their property tax liability.  Because these questions are so common, I want to provide a plain English overview of those topics here: 4% Legal Residence Exemption – Request for Refund If you purchased a home and live in it as your primary, owner occupied residence, but you forgot to apply for the 4% legal residence exemption, South Carolina law allows you to apply for a refund of “property taxes overpaid if the property was eligible for the 4% legal residence exemption” as long as you can establish…