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Q. Are timelines available for taxes from previous years?
Answer: YES.
Click here to download a PDF file containing the timeline for 2007 taxes.
Click here to download a PDF file containing the timeline for 2008 taxes.
Q. If I don't pay my taxes, will I really
lose my house and property?
Answer: YES.
Property owners who had delinquent taxes under the
old law could also lose their property, but they had
more time to pay and more "second chances". Under
the new law, if your taxes are delinquent for two
years, that's it. You've lost the property.
Q. What is a delinquent tax?
Answer: A
delinquent tax is a tax that has been forwarded to
the County Treasurer for collection on March 1 of
the year after it was due. For example, taxes that
are billed by your City or Township Treasurer in 2004
will be turned over delinquent to the County Treasurer
on March 1, 2005.
Q. What happens after the property is forwarded to
the County Treasurer for collection?
Answer: The
County Treasurer adds a 4 percent administrative fee
and interest of 1% per month. After one year, the
property is forfeited to the County Treasurer. For
example, the 2003 taxes that are still unpaid as of
March 1, 2005 will be in forfeiture.
Q. What does it mean for my property to be in forfeiture?
Does that mean I lose my property?
Answer: No.
Forfeiture is not foreclosure. If your property is
in forfeiture, you still have the right to redeem.
However, the interest and fees will be higher. When
a property is forfeited, the interest rate goes from
1% per month to 1.5% per month, back to the date that
taxes became delinquent. A $175 fee is also added,
along with other costs allowed by law.
Q. What happens after my property is foreclosed? How
do I get it back?
Answer: You
CANNOT get your property back after it has been foreclosed.
Foreclosure is FINAL. Property that has been foreclosed
will be sold at Public Auction.
Q. What if I can't come up with all the money right
now?
Answer: Even
if you can't pay your taxes all at once, you can still
make partial payments. This must be
paid with cash or cashier check, and must be
paid in full before foreclosure.
Some Important Information
for Property Owners
Public Act 123 of 1999 shortens the amount of time
property owners have to pay their delinquent taxes
before losing their property. Property owners with
taxes that are two years delinquent will be foreclosed
and the property will be sold at public auction.
With this new Tax Law, the amount of time to pay taxes
has been reduced from approximately five years to
approximately two years.
Property owners face a higher interest and fee for
not paying their taxes. Taxes that are delinquent
for more than one year will have a substantially higher
interest rate (1.5% per month, as opposed to the current
1%). After one year, taxes will have a $175 forfeiture
fee and additional administrative fees and costs allowed
by law added to them.
If you have any other questions contact the Jackson
County Treasurers Office at (517) 788-4418.
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