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Residents urge city action on foreclosures and tenant protections during committee public comment
Summary
Multiple Detroit residents urged the Planning & Economic Development committee to address foreclosure auctions and tenant rights, citing an urgent case of an 11‑year resident facing auction and a claim that 834 homes are in the foreclosure pipeline.
Dozens of Detroiters told the Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee on Sept. 18 they are facing urgent housing threats and asked the city to expand tenant protections.
At the start of the meeting, an online caller identified as Eb said she has lived in her home for 11 years and learned only after her landlord’s death that the property entered foreclosure. She said she was outbid at auction and was told a new owner could force her to leave within 30 days. “This is 2025. How can I just move and find a decent place in 30…
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