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Committee asks Legislative Policy Division to study delinquent-tax fees and interest after resident testimony

Detroit City Council Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary

After a resident described a sidelot tax growing from about $58 to more than $320, the Budget, Finance & Audit committee voted without objection to request the Legislative Policy Division evaluate what it would take to amend fees and interest the county charges on delinquent property taxes.

The Detroit City Council Budget, Finance & Audit committee voted on Feb. 18 to request that the city’s Legislative Policy Division (LPD) examine how state and county rules determine fees and interest applied to delinquent property taxes. The unanimous, no-objection request follows testimony from Wayne Ramachin Sr., a District 4 resident and volunteer director with the Caribbean Community Service Center, who described how a sidelot tax grew from about $57.91 in 2022 to…

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