Detroit homeowners facing financial hardship have until November 7 at 4:30 p.m. to apply for the City’s Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE) program, which helps residents reduce or eliminate their current year property taxes and avoid the risk of foreclosure.
The HOPE program, an income-based initiative, offers qualified homeowners property tax reductions of 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%, depending on their income. Last year, more than 10,000 Detroit homeowners received relief through the program—an essential protection in a city that has long battled one of the nation’s highest rates of property tax foreclosures.
According to the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office, tens of thousands of Detroit properties entered tax foreclosure between 2010 and 2019, disproportionately impacting Black homeowners. In response, the City has worked to expand outreach for programs like HOPE to keep residents in their homes and stabilize neighborhoods…