Show Cause Information
Show Cause Hearing Appointments for 2026
Appointments for 2026 Show Cause Hearings can be scheduled starting December 2025.Please check back in December 2025 to make your appointment.
Unless you have a valid reason to remove your property from foreclosure, if you have received a Yellow Bag, here is what you should do.
Pay Your Property Taxes in Full
Tax Payment Options
Enter into a Payment Plan
You can also take this as an opportunity to get into a payment plan to prevent title to the property from transferring to the Treasurer.
Payment Plan Information
Seek Assistance from our Community Partners
The Wayne County Treasurer's Office has many community partners who offer a large variety of helpful services to taxpayers, including free financial and legal counseling, Housing Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Assistance.
Community Partners
Apply for a Property Tax Exemption at Your Local Assessors Office
Pursuant to MCL 211.7u, eligible low-income homeowners may apply for an exemption from property taxes. An eligible person must own and occupy his/her home as a principal residence (homestead) and meet poverty income standards. The local Board of Review may interview the applicant to determine eligibility, according to the local guidelines, and will review all applications. An application is valid for one year, and you must re-apply each year for the exemption. Applications are available at your local assessor's office. For more information, contact your local assessor's office.
CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR LOCAL ASSESSOR(PDF, 56KB)
For questions on how to get re-instated into a plan, email WCTOPaymentplans@waynecountymi.gov or call (313) 224-5990. For general questions, email taxinfo@waynecountymi.gov.
Information and Documentation
You can visit the links below to view information usually available at the onsite Show Cause Hearings such as:
Community Partners Assistance - In addition to WCTO staff, we have many community partners who offer a large variety of helpful services to taxpayers, including free financial and legal counseling, Housing Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Assistance. For a list of the contact information for many community partners who have been available to the taxpayers at the annual hearings, partners, visit the following link.