Real Property Tax Forfeiture and Foreclosures

• Governor Whitmer has issued Executive Order 2020-14, which extends the redemption deadline for 2020 real property foreclosures to May 29, 2020. Extended Foreclosure Notices were recently mailed to many parties of interest for properties which would otherwise have foreclosed at the end of March.
  If you have yet to pay delinquent 2017 and/or earlier real property taxes, please contact your county treasurer’s office for details on making payment.

• Real property tax delinquency entails a three-year forfeiture and foreclosure process in Michigan. Parcels are forfeited to the county treasurers when the real property taxes are in the second year of delinquency. Real property taxes which remain unpaid as of March 31 in the third year of delinquency are foreclosed upon by the Foreclosing Governmental Unit (FGU). The FGU is responsible for inspecting forfeited property, providing due process notifications and subsequent disposition of the tax foreclosed property. Click on the following links for more detailed information regarding the real property tax forfeiture and foreclosure process.