Not paying your taxes on time (either directly or
through your mortgage arrangement) can cause you to lose your home. If you are
unable to pay your property taxes there is help available.
You may be eligible to receive financial assistance, free legal help
and may qualify for a tax credit or Read more.
Need Help Paying Your Property Taxes?
Please contact the city or county where you reside for more
information about your options.
City of Detroit
For property tax assistance,
Hardship Applications and eligibility guidelines please call the Detroit
Treasury Division at (313) 224-3560.
Wayne County
For property tax assistance,
Hardship Applications and eligibility guidelines please call the Wayne
County Treasury Division at (313) 224-6105.
Tax Payment Assistance
The following organizations may be able to help you with
tax payment assistance or other resources that may allow you to have more funds
available to apply to your tax bill.
Arab Community
Center for Economic and Social Services
(ACCESS)
(313) 842-7010
Help is available to those who qualify and is not limited to those of Arabic
ethnicity.
City of Detroit Human Services Department, Central Operations Division
(313) 852-5634
Detroit Homeowners only.
Michigan Veterans Trust
Fund, Wayne County
Office
(313) 899-1162
If you are a veteran with at least 6 months of wartime duty, you may qualify
for financial assistance.
Wayne County Department of Human Services
(313) 456-1000 (DHS)
Call to find the phone number and address of your local DHS office.
You can also go to your local office and apply for State Emergency Relief
(SER). Offices are located throughout Wayne
County.
Wayne County
Veteran Affairs (Soldiers and Sailors Relief Fund)
(313) 224-1862
If you are a veteran with any wartime service and an honorable discharge, you
may qualify.