[lottie1372]

We are renting a house in Mount Clemens, Michigan. The other morning we received paperwork that said the house is going to be forclosed because of back taxes. The house is being foreclosed on March 31, 2012.
We finlly got our landlord to pick up his phone and he told us he's surprised the paperwork was dropped off to us in the first place because he said he had worked out a payment arrangement with Macomb county and to please mail the paperwork to him. I made a copy and mailed him his information.
Our first year we had a year lease but after that first year we've been paying rent month to month since.
Will we have to move immediately? If so how long do we have if the county takes over the house?
We are planning to move out in June 2012 but if we lose the house before we're ready that's a huge financial hit.

Is there anything we can do to buy us a little more time where we are at until we are ready to move?

[Fr_Chuck]

Ok, first who is foreclosing, is it the bank, are they doing it because he did not pay the taxes and they paid?

Normally the state will sell the house for taxes, but I have not heard them ever call it foreclose. ( perhaps a term issue)

But if they are going to sell the house at auction for back taxes, so many other issues, is there a lien on the house ( bank loan) normally the bank will pay the back taxes a week or so before it sells and then add this to what the owner owes and the bank may put them in default.

So more details.

[lottie1372]

My landlord owes money to the county for back taxes for the property the house sits on. He owns the house free and clear, no lien (that we know of).

It is worded a couple of times in the notice as "property forfeited" but then the notice continues with using the words, the "show cause hearing" for "judicial foreclosure hearing". (Gives dates as to when to appear in court)

This is where I am under the impression that the county wants the property due to his negligent tax paying and I am referring to it as a foreclosure.