Form 5107: Michigan Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption

Provide the owner name, telephone number, and mailing address.

Under Owner Information, enter the Owner's Name, Owner's Telephone Number, Owner's Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code for the disabled veteran or unremarried surviving spouse.

Complete the Legal Designee Information if applicable: Legal Designee Name, Daytime Telephone Number, Legal Designee Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code.

If the affidavit is being filed by a legal designee, in addition to the owner information, provide the designee's name, telephone, and mailing address.

Enter the Name of Local Unit (Check Township, City or Village).

Provide the name of the city, township, or village in which the property is located (not the mailing address) as well as the county and school district.

The parcel identification number is the real parcel number assigned to the property on which the disabled veterans exemption is to be claimed.

The homestead property address is the street address of the property on which the disabled veterans exemption is to be claimed.

Enter the Date the Property was Acquired as MM/DD/YYYY.

Check all boxes that apply.

I am a disabled veteran, or the legal designee of the disabled veteran.

I am an unremarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran who, immediately before death, was eligible for the exemption under this section.

I am a Michigan resident.

The property on which the exemption is claimed must serve as the homestead of the claimant.

I own the property in which the exemption is being claimed and it is used as my homestead.

For the purposes of the exemption, MCL 211.7b defines “Disabled Veteran” as a veteran who is a resident of this state and who meets one of the following criteria and can provide documentation to that effect.

Check the appropriate box and provide a copy of the required documentation.

Check the box if the disabled veteran has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service and entitled to veterans' benefits at the 100% rate (must attach a copy of the letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

Check the box if the disabled veteran is receiving or has received pecuniary assistance due to disability for specially adapted housing (must attach a copy of the certificate from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

Check the box if the veteran has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as individually unemployable (must attach a copy of the letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

Under Certification, the owner or legal designee certifies to the best of their knowledge that the information provided in this Affidavit is true and that they are eligible to receive the disabled veteran's exemption from property taxes pursuant to Michigan Compiled Law, Section 211.7b. Enter the Printed Name of Owner or Legal Designee and the Title of Signatory.

If a home is newly purchased, a copy of the closing or other purchase documents, if any, must be submitted with Form 5107.

If these documents are not provided, the current-year property tax exemption will be prorated based on the number of days of the calendar year that the claimant owned and occupied the home as a homestead, even if the closing or other purchase documents require the claimant to pay all property taxes for the current calendar year.

Under MCL 211.7c, beginning January 1, 2025, the exemption, once granted, remains in effect without subsequent annual reapplication by the disabled veteran or unremarried surviving spouse.

The exemption continues until rescinded by the property owner or denied by the assessor. Form 6054, “Request to Rescind Disabled Veterans Exemption,” should be used to rescind the exemption.

Submit the completed form with required documentation to the local assessor in the city or township where the property is located, for the exemption of property taxes under 211.7b and 211.7c. (See page 2 instructions.)