Detroit City Council is calling on Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree to seek a moratorium on property tax foreclosures for owner-occupied homes.
In a resolution spearheaded by Detroit Council Member Latisha Johnson, the council stresses its duty to protect the health and safety of Detroiters. Residents trying to maintain homeownership have often presented the council with hardships that have impacted their ability to pay delinquent taxes, which has “placed many residents in peril of losing their homes,” it reads.
Although the treasurer is required by law to institute forfeiture proceedings on tax delinquent properties, the council is urging Sabree to seek a moratorium from the Legislature…