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Coalition for Property Tax Justice urges the mayor to adopt a 100‑day plan to fix over-assessments

Detroit City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Members of the Coalition for Property Tax Justice told council they have proposed a five-pillar plan to correct what they say are tens of thousands of illegally foreclosed or over-assessed homes, seeking assessor replacement and stronger enforcement of a 2023 council ordinance.

Representatives of the Coalition for Property Tax Justice told the Detroit City Council that tens of thousands of homeowners have been over-assessed and that the city foreclosed on properties because of flawed assessments.

"The city of Detroit has foreclosed upon tens of thousands of homes illegally over assessed Detroiters, by more than $600,000,000," a coalition speaker said, asking the…

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