Property Tax Poverty Exemption (MCL 211.7u)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-10-06 — Property tax: tax tribunal; number of days to appeal a claim for poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 53c of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.53c).: Senate unanimously passed a related bill amending MCL 211.53c to change the number of days a taxpayer has to appeal a poverty exemption claim to the Michigan Tax Tribunal — a procedural companion to the substantive MCL 211.7u changes tracked here. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-20 — Property tax: exemptions; poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 7u of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7u).: HB5999 (103rd Legislature, Rep. Laurie Pohutsky) proposes to amend MCL 211.7u to modify the local poverty exemption from property taxes; introduced and referred to House Government Operations. (novelty: 2)