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Property tax bills are calculated by multiplying the assessed value of a property by the property tax rate.
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Between 2009-2015, Detroit assessed 55 to 85 percent of its residential properties at over 50% of the property's market value in violation of the Michigan Constitution.
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As a result of illegally inflated assessments, in 2015 alone, Wayne County treasurer foreclosed on 28,158 Detroit homes.
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Detroit's assessment office lacked the personnel to annually update the market value of properties resulting in assessments based on incomplete and inaccurate information.
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Detroit residents had the right to appeal illegally inflated property assessments, but this can be difficult for poor and working class families who have limited time, low information, and insufficient monetary resources.
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Wayne County failed to assert its statutory authority and hold the City of Detroit accountable for it's unconstitutional property assessment practices.
