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Oakland County Treasurer tells Southfield residents: reach out before March 31 foreclosure deadline; county lists help and new rights
Summary
Oakland County Treasurer briefed Southfield council on the three‑year tax‑foreclosure timeline, warned that properties owing 2023 and prior taxes face a March 31 deadline, and outlined outreach, taxpayer‑assistance meetings, repayment plans and the July 1 surplus‑claim process created by a 2020 law change (effective 2021).
An Oakland County Treasurer representative told the Southfield City Council on Feb. 9 that March 31 is the judicial foreclosure deadline for property taxes owing 2023 and earlier, and urged homeowners to contact the treasurer’s office to avoid losing property. "So, this year, March 31st is the foreclosure deadline," the treasurer said during a presentation to the council.
The treasurer described the statutory three‑year process that leads to a tax foreclosure: year one is delinquency; the property is forfeited on the second year; and foreclosure occurs in the third year if owners do not pay in full or enter a repayment agreement. The office also noted a judicial foreclosure hearing on Feb. 18 for properties that have not reached repayment agreements.
The presenter emphasized county outreach and assistance options:…
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