Housing Relief Program Change Can Help Detroiters Facing Foreclosure
Bridge Detroit, March 30, 2023
A coalition of community groups joined Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree on Thursday to urge Detroiters to apply for a statewide program that has just expanded to help bring down their delinquent property taxes and keep them in their homes.
Launched last year, the Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF), backed by federal pandemic dollars, provides up to $25,000 in grants to people financially impacted by COVID-19 to prevent mortgage and property tax foreclosures and utility shut offs. Now, those who owe property taxes for years before 2019 can apply for help — a change applauded by the Coalition for Property Tax Justice, which advocated for the move.
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