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Wayne
County
Treasurer
orders
offices
closed
to
public
effective
Monday,
March 16
to
prevent
Covid-19
spread
Closure
also
offers
taxpayers
more
time to
make tax
payments
and
avoid
foreclosure
DETROIT
– Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric
Sabree,
citing
an
abundance
of
caution,
and
interests
of the
health
and
safety
of Wayne
County
taxpayers
and
Treasurer
Office
employees,
has
announced
the
closure
to the
public
of
Treasury
offices
beginning
Monday,
March
16, 2020
until
Friday,
April
3,2020.
A
decision
will be
made at
that
time
whether
to
reopen
to the
public.
This
decision
is
consistent
with
Governor
Whitmer’s
request
to
cancel
gatherings
of over
one
hundred
people.
The
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
averages
over 400
visitors
per day
and --
given
peak tax
visit
days --
there
are
often
long
lines to
pay
taxes at
any
given
time.
Taxpayers
should
continue
to use
the
numerous
methods
available
to them
to pay
delinquent
taxes
without
having
to
travel
to the
Treasurer’s
office.
Payment
plan
agreements
will
have to
be made
through
the mail
until
further
notice.
Payment
Plan
agreements
will be
available
on line
starting
Monday
March
16, 2020
at:
https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/treasurer/home.aspx.
“Delinquent
taxes
still
have to
be paid
and
interest
will
continue
to
accrue
on
unpaid
balances,”
Sabree
said.
“This
decision
will
allow
taxpayers
more
time to
pay and
also
reduce
the
threat
that the
coronavirus
will
spread
among
the
public.
We
encourage
taxpayers
to
continue
making
payments,
including
those
already
enrolled
in
payment
plans.”
We
have
extended
the date
for
redemption
of
forfeited
properties
through
May 13,
2020.
Taxpayers
have
until
May 13
to have
all 2017
and
prior
year’s
taxes
paid in
full or
to be
enrolled
and
compliant
in a
payment
plan
with the
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office.
“Our
staff
will
continue
to work
to
process
payments
and
answer
questions
via
phone or
email to
assist
Wayne
County
Taxpayers
until
this
health
crisis
subsides,”
Sabree
said.
In
the
meantime,
taxpayers
are
urged to
pay
taxes
online,
through
one of
the 75
DivDat
kiosks
located
throughout
the
county,
by mail,
by
mobile
app, or
by
phone.
Checks
and
money
orders
can also
be
placed
in an
envelope
and
placed
in the
drop box
on the
first
floor of
the
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
located
at 400
Monroe
Street,
Detroit,
Michigan
in the
International
Center
Building
near
Greektown.
The
received
drop box
payments
will be
processed
within
24
hours.
A
new law
(Public
Act 33)
was
recently
enacted
which
will
help
certain
low
income
tax
payers
avoid
property
tax
foreclosure.
This law
is
referred
to as
PAYS or
Pay As
You
Stay. It
will
allow
those
who are
exempt
from
property
taxes
due to
low
income
the
ability
to
remove
interest,
penalties
and fees
from
their
delinquent
taxes
and pay
their
balance
over a
three
year
period.
We will
continue
with our
plans to
implement
the PAYS
program
on April
1, 2020.
Taxpayers
qualified
for the
PAYS
program
applicants
will be
contacted
and at
that
time, if
necessary,
their
payment
plans
will be
processed
through
the mail
and with
assistance
from our
nonprofit
partners.
“On
behalf
of all
of us at
the
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office,
we thank
you for
your
cooperation
and
patience
during
this
very
serious
time to
prevent
the
spread
of this
dangerous
virus,”
Sabree
said.
Please
also
visit
www.TreasurerWayneCounty.com
for
additional
information.
For
kiosk
locations
visit
www.DivDatKioskNetwork.com
Contact
the
Treasurer’s
Office
by phone
at
(313)224-5990
or email
:
taxinfo@waynecounty.com
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