Hosea Feed the Hungry Charity in Tax Battle with Atlanta, Says Headquarters is a "Church" to Claim Tax Exempt Status

Does the picture below look like a church? Well, the house is owned by Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People's Church of Love. Um, never heard of them before, but in case you're wondering, it's a house, not a church. It's the headquarters for the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry charity, which is run by the late civil rights leader's daughter Elizabeth Omilami. They claim it's a church and therefore isn't assessed any property taxes and has a tax exempt status.

Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry Charity headquarters
classified as a church for tax exempt status 

Did I neglect to say the property is valued at $549,700 with zero taxes paid to the DeKalb County and the city of Atlanta? Well, somebody finally got the gumption to say heck no to Mrs. Omilami. The DeKalb County Board of Assessors has revoked their tax exempt status and they will have to pay taxes for the upcoming year.

Don't get me wrong, I have no beef with the organization's charitable work, but to say their headquarter is a church when it clearly states "private property" on a tree and located in the East Lake neighborhood is a slap in the face of every taxpayer in Atlanta. According to WSB-TV, the  DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office said the likely 2011 taxes on the property are $2,513.23 for the county and $7,618.84 for Atlanta for a total of $10,132.