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Oakland County treasurer urges residents to seek help ahead of March 31 tax foreclosure deadline
Summary
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg briefed the Birmingham City Commission on outreach and programs designed to prevent property tax foreclosures, described the three-year delinquency/forfeiture/foreclosure timeline, and outlined county assistance including repayment agreements and a financial empowerment center.
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg presented an outreach briefing to the Birmingham City Commission on March 24, urging homeowners with delinquent taxes to contact the county ahead of the March 31 foreclosure deadline.
What he told the commission: Wittenberg explained the county’s three-year tax enforcement timeline: year one is delinquent status, year two becomes forfeiture (a lien), and year three may progress to foreclosure and a tax sale. He said each tax year is treated independently. Wittenberg said his office’s goal is tax collection — not foreclosure — and described…
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