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Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric R.
Sabree
announces
January
show
cause
hearings
to help
prevent
foreclosures
in 2017
 DETROIT,
MI -
Wayne
County
Treasurer
Eric R.
Sabree
is
pleased
to
announce
that his
office
is
gearing
up to
help
reduce
foreclosures
in 2017
by
expanding
efforts
to meet
with
homeowners
who have
received
foreclosure
notices.
The
Treasurer
in
January
will
also
hold
show
cause
hearings
for
people
who have
received
a
“yellow
bag”
formal
notice
of
intent
to
foreclose
on
properties
in Wayne
County.
The
meetings
will be
held
throughout
January.
Those
who have
received
a notice
are
encouraged
to
attend
the
hearings,
if
necessary
or to
contact
the
Treasurer’s
office
to
discuss
their
situation.
“By law,
these
hearings
are
called
‘show
cause’
hearings,”
said
Treasurer
Sabree.
“This
office
would
prefer
to use
the
hearings
as an
opportunity
to
educate
taxpayers
on
options
available
through
my
office
to
possibly
prevent
foreclosures
and help
people
stay in
their
homes.
Truly,
the last
thing we
want to
do is
foreclose
on a
home.”
Accordingly,
the
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
office
will
hold the
hearings
on
January
10, 11,
12,
17,18,
19, 24
and 25
at 400
Monroe,
Detroit
on the
8th
floor.
The
meetings
will
walk
taxpayers
through
foreclosure
prevention
options.
They
will
also
have a
host of
public-private
alliance
organizations
on hand
to
provide
free
financial
counseling,
assistance
with
energy
bills,
home
financing
and
related
services.
For more
information
please
call
313-224-5990
or send
an email
to
taxinfo@waynecounty.com.
Sabree
added
that
anyone
who is
concerned
about
foreclosure
does not
need to
wait for
the show
cause
hearings.
Homeowners
can
contact
the
Treasurer’s
office
during
regular
business
hours
for
personalized
attention
to their
case.
The
Wayne
County
Treasurer’s
office
2017
show
cause
hearings
are
scheduled
this
January
for all
Wayne
County
property
owners
who have
been
notified
of a
pending
foreclosure.
If a
taxpayer
has
received
a show
cause
notice
but is
enrolled
in a
payment
plan and
has
missed
two or
less
payments,
is
current
on their
taxes,
and will
have
their
2016
taxes
paid by
March 1,
2017,
they do
not have
to
attend.
For all
others
notified,
they
should
plan to
attend
the show
cause
hearing
on the
date and
time
provided
in their
notice
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