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FILE
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“Our
number
one
priority
remains
keeping
people
in their
homes,
and too
many
Wayne
County
taxpayers
are
still
suffering
significant
economic
hardship
due to
the
COVID-19
crisis,”
Sabree
said.
“Knowing
that our
recovery
will
take
some
time, we
want to
make
some
allowances
in light
of the
pandemic.”
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Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
petitions
Court to
stop
property
tax
foreclosures
DETROIT,
MI -
Citing
the
continued
economic
impact
being
felt by
property
owners
due to
the
COVID-19
crisis,
Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric
Sabree
on
Thursday
petitioned
the 3rd
Circuit
Court to
stop
foreclosures
of
occupied
residential
and
commercial
properties
in 2021.
The
motion
filed
with the
Court
requested
that the
redemption
period
be
extended
to March
31,
2022.
A
similar
request
was
granted
in March
of 2020
when
Sabree
asked
that all
properties
be
withheld
from
foreclosure.
“Our
number
one
priority
remains
keeping
people
in their
homes,
and too
many
Wayne
County
taxpayers
are
still
suffering
significant
economic
hardship
due to
the
COVID-19
crisis,”
Sabree
said.
“Knowing
that our
recovery
will
take
some
time, we
want to
make
some
allowances
in light
of the
pandemic.”
Approximately
2,400
owner-occupied
homes
and
4,100
non-owner
occupied
residential
properties
are
facing
foreclosure,
along
with 178
occupied
commercial
properties,
the
Treasurer’s
Office
indicated
Thursday.
All
homeowners
must
still
make
property
tax
payments,
Sabree
noted.
All
unoccupied
structures
and
vacant
land
subject
to
foreclosure
can
avoid
foreclosure
by
making
the
required
payment(s)
by May
14,
2021.
The
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
Office
has
several
options
to help
residents
stay in
their
homes,
including
the Pay
As You
Stay
program
and
payment
plans.
For more
information,
go to
treasurer.waynecounty.com
or
contact
the
office
by email
at
taxinfo@waynecounty.com
or call
313-224-5990
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