Treasurer Eric R. Sabree announces info on Show Cause Hearings

Published on December 07, 2023

If you are facing foreclosure and your tax issue does not fall into one of the categories below, you are urged to get into a payment plan as soon as possible or seek assistance and not wait until the Show Cause Hearings. Appointments for the Show Cause Hearings for 2024 are now available on our website. The Show Cause Hearing allows residents the opportunity to explain why title to the property should not transfer to the Wayne County Treasurer. Valid legal reasons to remove a property from tax foreclosure include:

• No law authorizes the tax.
• The person appointed to decide whether a tax will be levied under a law of this state acted without jurisdiction or did not impose the tax in question.
• The property was exempt from the tax in question, or the tax was not legally levied.
• The tax has been paid within the time limited by law for payment or redemption.
• The tax was assessed fraudulently.
• The description of the property used in the assessment was so indefinite or erroneous that the forfeiture was void.
• The owner of property subject to foreclosure is a minor heir or is incompetent.

Show Cause Information