To: Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Property tax relief for low income senior citizens
Low-income senior citizens should be relieved of paying property taxes on homesteads. Many seniors' quality of life is affected considerably in a negative way to be able to meet deadlines of bi-annual property taxes in order to keep a home for which they spent years paying mortgages and may still be.
Why is this important?
If we allow our seniors to lose their homes because they can no longer manage to pay property taxes, we may be creating a new underclass of people dependant on public services who could have managed to take care of themselves if they didn't lose their homes. I spend the entire year trying to keep up with bi-annual property taxes on a limited income of veterans' pension. This leaves us with no savings at all for any emergent need, even a minimal cost doctor's visit is seriously considered as to necessity. My husband is a service-connected veteran but not at 100%, so no tax relief for him. Please consider the elderly of our state and don't allow them to become homeless and an unnecessary burden to society due to property taxes.