Detroit homeowners who want to be excused from this year’s property taxes have until 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2026, to file for the city’s poverty exemption, known as HOPE. Households that live only on fixed benefits such as Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, do not have to reapply every year. Everyone else has to file again each year.
The city’s HOPE page says 2026 applications must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2026. It adds that applications are processed on an ongoing basis, so a form filed earlier gets more time in front of the Board of Review.
Who has to file again, and who does not
HOPE is not automatic. The HOPE page states that the application is annual and that homeowners must apply every year. A homeowner who was approved in an earlier year still needs to file for 2026 unless one exception applies…