<prompt> Human: First off, sorry if this isnt the right place, but you have all been so helpful in the past, I thought Id give it a shot!My husband and I bought a house in June of 2016. We remember filing the paper work to register the address as a homestead. However, we just found out that the city never received the paper work. In hindsight, we definitely should have followed up on this, but being first time homeowners we are still learning! The city said this means we have been paying more in taxes than we needed to. They informed us they could backdate the paperwork and get it all sorted out. However, Im still a little confused. Does this mean we will be getting money back because we overpaid the past year and a half?  <response>: Does this mean we will be getting money back because we overpaid the past year and a half? Call me skeptical but Im guessing not. If it was me Id go to the office in person to deal with this and take a box of donuts or bagels. 