Description

Michelle Oberholtzer of the United Community Housing Coalition comes back to Detroit is Different to talk Detroit Homeowner's rights. Michelle shares how you can contest the tax assessment of your property and many of the injustices that exist within these systems. This was an information-based discussion that should prepare homeowners and inform those interested.

Michelle Oberholtzer
(313) 963-3310 | moberholtzer@uchdetroit.org
United Community Housing Coalition
2727 Second Ave #313 | Detroit MI 48201

The current tax foreclosure crisis in Detroit stems from changes to state tax laws in 1999, which shortened the foreclosure timeline and created new fees:

Taxpayers now face property tax foreclosure after being delinquent on payments for three years. Taxes that are delinquent for more than one year are charged interest at 1.5% per month, or 18% per year, plus fees. Since 2017, owners of foreclosed homes are banned from purchasing their properties back at auction

Displacement caused by property tax foreclosure has a severe impact on individuals and their communities, including:

1. A degree of homelessness
2. Illegal eviction by new owners who either do not know the eviction process or do not care
3. Forced moves to less desirable and more costly rental housing
4. Renters remaining in the same property, often paying more than 50% of their income for rent
5. Occupants entering into unethical lease purchase deals longer-term homeowners will often suffer some level of depression
6. Family relationships, jobs, education, and children frequently suffer
7. Vacant properties are vulnerable to vandalism and create blight

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