Qualifications for Deferral of Summer Taxes

Homeowners can delay paying summer taxes until February 14, if the total household income is $40,000 or less (as shown on the Michigan Homestead Property tax return, line 30) as long as the taxpayer can be classified as one of the following:

• Senior citizen (age 62 or older)
• Paraplegic, quadriplegic or totally and permanently disabled
• Blind
• Currently serving in the military with household income less than $7,500
• A veteran who:
  • Receives a compensation for a service connected disability,
  • Served in the military during the Vietnam era, Korean War, World War II, World War I or earlier wars, and has a household income of $7,500 or less
  • The un-remarried, surviving spouse of any service person or veteran who:
    • Met either qualification above
    • Died while serving in the military.

Taxpayers may claim a deferment by filing an application for deferment of summer taxes. A deferral form is available at City Hall. Taxpayers eligible for deferral must file an “Application of Deferment” every year.