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Oakland County treasurer urges Pontiac residents to use assistance before March foreclosure deadline
Summary
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg briefed the Pontiac City Council on the county's three-year tax foreclosure timeline, outreach efforts and repayment programs, urging homeowners who owe 2022 or earlier taxes to contact the county before the March 31 deadline to avoid foreclosure.
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg told the Pontiac City Council on Jan. 21 that the county's tax foreclosure process follows a three-year timeline and warned residents who owe taxes for 2022 or earlier that properties can be foreclosed after March 31 if repayment agreements are not in place.
Wittenberg said the county becomes the collections agent after March 1 for the prior year taxes and that interest and fees specified by state law (1% per month in the first year the county acts as collector) can make delinquent balances grow quickly. He described the county's taxpayer assistance meeting program, the Financial Empowerment Center and one-on-one…
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