November 23, 2014 | The Detroit News
Detroit – — Wayne County has begun tax foreclosure proceedings on nearly 75,000 properties, a record number that includes thousands of delinquent accounts that officials have ignored for years.
Treasury workers last month began posting notices on the properties that the county plans to auction in fall 2015 if owners don’t pay taxes or agree to payment plans. In Detroit alone, 62,000 properties owing $326.4 million in taxes, interest and fees are set to be foreclosed. [...]