- If you are struggling with property taxes – your local treasurer can often point you in the direction of any resources or programs for assistance that may be available – Call Laketon Township 231-744-2454.
- Call 2-1-1 or visit their website at https://www.call-211.org/ They are experts in a variety of resources and assistance programs for lots of different issues and they will be able to provide you with information on resources or programs that may be available to help you with your situation.
- Laketon Township is happy to accept partial payments during the current tax collection year – as soon as you get your bill, you can begin making partial payments. Even if you can’t pay the full amount by the due date, whatever you can pay will reduce interest and penalties as they are applied only to the outstanding balances due.
- After March 1st each year, if you have balances owing contact the County Treasurer to set up a payment plan – the more contact you have with the County Treasurer’s office the better off you will be. Their office phone number is 231-724-6261. Don’t be afraid to call them!
- Consider selling the property BEFORE you lose it to tax foreclosure!
- However, if you should ever find yourself in the unfortunate situation of having your home/property foreclosed for delinquent taxes, don’t ignore the letters from the County. The property, once foreclosed, will go through the process established by law to be sold. Property owners are able to file (by a specific deadline) to claim to remaining proceeds from the tax auction/sale after property taxes and all fees have been paid. If you miss the filing deadline – you miss the opportunity to make any claim on the remaining proceeds.
- Michigan Legal Help has a website that explains the process in easy to understand terms so you can claim the remaining proceeds. Copy and paste their website into your web browser https://michiganlegalhelp.org/resources/housing/how-ask-your-leftover-money-after-tax-foreclosure