The Metro: Wayne County may owe you, and Detroit Documenters are here to help
Residents who lost their homes to tax foreclosure between 2015-2020 are owed the profits made from the sale, and the Documenters want Detroiters to know about it.
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Each week on The Metro, we check in with the Detroit Documenters to hear about the important local meetings they’re following, and what other ways they’re supporting the community.
Last summer, Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled that Wayne County property owners who lost their homes to tax foreclosure between 2015 and 2020 are now owed the profits made from the sale of their homes.
To reclaim that money, residents must file a claim with Wayne County by March 31.
The Documenters have been helping people with this process by phone banking to inform Detroiters how much money they’re possibly owed and how to apply.
To hear more, The Metro Producer Jack Filbrandt sat down with Detroit Documenter Shiva Shahmir and Detroit Documenter Coordinator Lynelle Herndon, who led the phone banking project.
If you need help finding what Wayne County may owe you, text REPAY to 67485. An Outlier Media reporter will help answer your questions. Information is also available on the Wayne County Treasurer’s website. Those interested in helping with Detroit Documenter’s phone banking can sign up here.
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