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Detroit residents press council for property-assessment study results as IAAO review nears completion
Summary
Public commenters urged Detroit City Council to release an independent assessment review and pressed council members on claims of widespread overtaxing; council staff said the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) contractor requested an extension to Feb. 5 to finish its analysis.
Detroit City Council heard repeated public calls this week for a rapid release of an independent assessment review amid allegations that hundreds of millions in property-tax overpayments affected Detroit homeowners.
Speakers at the council’s public-comment period alleged large-scale assessment errors and demanded the council publish the independent evaluation the city ordered. “Over $600,000,000 of overpaid property tax belonging to the Detroit residence was stolen, coveted, and spent,” public commenter Betty Lyons said during the meeting, demanding an investigation.
Why it matters: The council approved a property-tax reform ordinance that required an independent evaluation of low-value home assessments; residents…
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