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Oakland County treasurer urges residents to seek help before March 31 foreclosure deadline
Summary
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg outlined the county's three-year tax-foreclosure process, shared 2024 data and local resources, and encouraged homeowners who owe 2022 or earlier taxes to contact the treasurer's office for repayment options before the March 31 deadline.
Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg told the Madison Heights City Council on Feb. 10 that residents who owe property taxes for 2022 or earlier risk foreclosure if they do not contact the treasurer's office before the March 31 deadline.
Wittenberg said the county acts as the collections agent for delinquent taxes once city-collected taxes are turned over on March 1. "If you don't listen to anything else that I say tonight, the most important thing is reach out to us, please," he said. "We don't need—we don't know you need help unless you tell us you need help."
The treasurer outlined the county's three-year foreclosure cycle and 2024 data to show the scope of enforcement: 41,465 parcels were turned over as delinquent in the last…
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