Where does Limestone County’s newly elected District Attorney Brian C.T. Jones live?

On campaign records, Jones lists his address as 22349 Cantera Drive in Athens. However, Madison County tax-collector records show Brian C.T. Jones lives at 1503 Mountainbrook Drive S.E. in Huntsville.

In 2005, Jones applied for and was granted a homestead exemption for the Huntsville address. Limestone License Commissioner Brian Patterson said once it (the exemption) is applied, it is automatically renewed for every year a person owns the house. A spokeswoman in the Madison County Tax Collector’s Office said Jones is listed as the owner of that property for tax year 2011.

According to the Code of Alabama 1975, 40-9-19 through 40-9-21.1, “A homestead exemption is a tax break a property owner may be entitled to if he or she owns a single-family residence and occupies it as his/her primary residence of the tax year for which the property owner is applying.”

The address listed on Jones’ campaign records — 22349 Cantera Drive in Athens — is listed as belonging to Jones’ wife, according to Limestone County tax records. The records show Jones’ wife bought the property in 2006 as Kandye H. Jean and she was granted a homestead exemption on that address. She and Jones have since been married.

Alabama Code 40-9-19, Title 40, on Revenue and Taxation-Homesteads states: “In no case shall the exemption herein made apply to more than one person, head of the family….”

For Jones to conceivably claim a homestead exemption on the Huntsville property he would have to sleep there at night and, in that case, he would not be considered a Limestone County resident and eligible for election to public office here.

Jones did not return a phone message by press time.

Jones defeated Democratic incumbent Kristi Valls in Tuesday’s General Election, 13,231 votes to 12,533.