Resources
- Understanding Poverty Exemption (Michigan Law)
- Link to Apply for Property Tax Poverty Exemption
https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/treasurer/tax-exempt-program.aspx
- Understanding the Payment Plans
https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/treasurer/taxpayer-assistance.aspx
- Will my home really be auctioned?
YES, YES AND YES. READ THE FORECLOSURE TIMELINE on this website. Please do not wait until the last minute to contact us!
- TAX TERMS DEFINED. What authority does Wayne County have to foreclose on my home?
LEVIED: The imposing or collecting of a tax by a legal authority.
https://definitions.uslegal.com/l/levy/DELINQUENT: When an account, taxes, or a debt is past due .
https://definitions.uslegal.com/d/delinquent-tax/FORFEITURE: The loss of property to penalize a failure to act in accordance with a legal requirement
www.legislature.mi.govSection 211.78 (8)(b)REDEMPTION: To recover ownership of something by paying a specified sum of money.
https://definitions.uslegal.com/r/redemption-right/SHOW CAUSE HEARING: A court hearing that allows people with an interest in a property to show cause why the title to the property penalized by the county treasurer should not transfer to the foreclosing governmental unit.
http://definitions.uslegal.com/s/showcause-order/