End Property Taxes and Let Michiganders Own Their Homes
Property taxes are fundamentally unjust. You can never truly own your home when you're forced to pay the government thousands of dollars every year just to keep it. Miss a payment, and the government can take your home. That's not ownership—it's perpetual rent.
Ralph Rebandt believes property taxes should be eliminated entirely. He will work toward a statewide ballot campaign to end property taxes and will immediately suspend property taxes for seniors age 65 and older on their primary residences.
Ralph's Property Tax Elimination Plan
Eliminate Property Taxes
Ralph's ultimate goal is complete elimination of property taxes in Michigan. No Michigan family should face losing their home because they can't afford government taxes.
- Work toward complete elimination of property taxes
- Replace revenue with alternative funding sources
- True home ownership for Michigan families
- No more threat of losing your home to tax foreclosure
Immediate Senior Property Tax Suspension
Michigan seniors who have worked their entire lives and paid taxes for decades deserve relief. Ralph will immediately suspend property taxes for seniors 65+ on their primary residences.
- Suspend property taxes for seniors age 65 and older
- Applies to primary residence only
- Immediate relief for Michigan retirees
- Allow seniors to age in place without tax burden
Statewide Ballot Campaign
Ralph will support and promote a statewide ballot campaign to eliminate property taxes through constitutional amendment, giving Michigan voters the final say.
- Constitutional amendment to eliminate property tax
- Let Michigan voters decide
- Grassroots campaign for property tax elimination
- Build coalition across political lines
Stop Tax Foreclosures
Thousands of Michigan families have lost their homes to property tax foreclosure. This injustice must end immediately.
- End property tax foreclosures on primary residences
- Protect homeowners from government seizure
- Payment plans and hardship exemptions
- Keep Michigan families in their homes
Property Tax Relief for All
While working toward complete elimination, Ralph will provide immediate property tax relief for all Michigan homeowners through caps, freezes, and reduced rates.
- Cap property tax increases
- Freeze assessments for hardship cases
- Lower millage rates where possible
- Transparency in property tax assessments
Alternative Revenue Solutions
Ralph will identify alternative revenue sources to replace property tax funding, ensuring essential services continue without burdening homeowners.
- Evaluate consumption-based taxes as alternatives
- Cut wasteful government spending
- Streamline local government operations
- Fund services without property tax burden
Property Taxes Are Theft
Think about it: You work your entire life to buy a home. You pay off the mortgage. You own it free and clear. But if you don't keep paying property taxes, the government will take it from you. How is that ownership?
Property taxes are especially cruel to seniors on fixed incomes who have lived in their homes for decades. They've already paid for their homes multiple times over through property taxes, yet they must keep paying or lose everything. Ralph will end this injustice and give Michigan homeowners true ownership of their property.
Fight to Eliminate Property Taxes
Join Ralph in the fight to end property taxes and restore true home ownership in Michigan.