Disabled Veterans Exemption
Who qualifies
- VA disability
- At least 100% service-connected disability
- Ownership
- Property must be owned and used as a homestead by the disabled veteran or the unremarried surviving spouse.
- Residency
- Veteran must be a Michigan resident, discharged under honorable conditions; the property must be used and owned as the veteran's homestead. An unremarried surviving spouse may claim the exemption on any homestead, including one acquired after the veteran's death.
How much it saves
Worked example — a $300,000 home at Michigan's median effective rate (~1.13%):
Your county's rate differs — use the calculator for a figure tuned to where you live.
How to apply
- Application required: Yes
- Deadline: File Form 5107 with the local assessor or Board of Review; may be filed at the March, July, or December Board of Review for the year of the claim.
- Renewal: automatic — For taxes levied on or after January 1, 2025, an exemption once granted remains in effect without annual reapplication until rescinded by the individual or denied by the assessor.
- Official application form
Combining with other exemptions
A full exemption; because it exempts the property from all property taxes, it makes the Principal Residence Exemption unnecessary for the same homestead.
Amount cross-checked against a second official artifact: michigan.gov/treasury/-/media/Project/Websites/treasury/STC/2023/Disabled-Veterans-Exemption-FAQ-w-samples---Revised-1424.pdf.
Informational only — not legal or tax advice. Exemption rules and amounts are summarized from official statutes and state tax-agency sources as of each program's verified date and can change by legislative session. Dollar figures are estimates derived from Census ACS county tax data, not actual bills. Confirm your eligibility and current amounts with your county assessor before relying on anything here.