Detroit hits pause on tax foreclosures to help homeowners during COVID-19
Detroit hits pause on tax foreclosures to help homeowners during COVID-19
Foreclosures have been a chronic problem in Detroit for years. Researchers at the University of Michigan estimate nearly half of all residential properties in the city experienced some sort of foreclosure between 2005 and 2015.
But with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit’s county officials have paused tax foreclosures this year. The move is a temporary fix to one of the city’s long-standing housing problems.
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