Here are some ways Detroit can avoid foreclosure next year.

Detroiters who are behind on their property taxes can use resources to reduce their tax liability and avoid foreclosure.

A tax foreclosure is the process by which a homeowner loses property due to non-payment of property taxes.

Earlier this year, Wayne County Treasurers suspended several foreclosures to give taxpayers who were struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic enough time to apply for relief programs.

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A court order withholding the foreclosure of homes occupied by owners with delinquent taxes from 2017 to 2019 until March 2023.

The ruling saved 3,861 homes from foreclosure across the county this year, according to the Treasury Department.

However, the court order does not apply to taxable property owners in 2016, or to previously unoccupied homes, such as rental homes.

That means Detroit has had 3,695 properties foreclosed since March 31, including 401 owner-occupied units and 1,421 non-owner-occupied units.

The City of Detroit is using $2.7 million in U.S. Relief Plans Act funds to go door-to-door to residents whose homes have already been foreclosed or may be foreclosed next year to inform them of available assistance.

“The intent and goal is to be really proactive and to ensure that residents are aware of the various property tax foreclosure prevention resources that exist,” said Chelsea Nebrett, financial entitlement manager for the city’s Neighborhood Authority. said.