Delinquent Tax Process

Property tax bills come out July 1st and December 1st every year.

It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to contact their Local Treasurer if they do not receive the original bill.

YEAR ONE

MARCH 1-20TH

UNPAID TAXES ARE RETURNED DELINQUENT TO COUNTY TREASURER

OCTOBER 1ST

$15.00 FEE (COVERS ADVERTISING/CERTIFIED MAILINGS)

YEAR TWO

JANUARY

CERTIFIED MAIL SENT

MARCH 1ST

PROPERTY GOES INTO FORFEITURE $175 TITLE SEARCH FEE, & $60 RECORDING FEE PLUS 1/2% PER MONTH INTEREST RETROACTIVE TO 3/1 OF PREVIOUS YEAR

APRIL

CERTIFICATE OF FORFEITURE RECORDED

SEPTEMBER 1ST

$35 PROCESS SERVER FEE – PROPERTIES ARE POSTED BY OFFICER

NOVEMBER

DEADLINE TO PREVENT PUBLICATION – NOVEMBER 30TH

DECEMBER

LAST PART OF DECEMBER/BEGINNING OF JANUARY LIST PUBLISHED TWICE IN LOCAL PAPERS

THIRD YEAR

FEBRUARY

SHOW CAUSE HEARING – PROPERTY OWNERS CAN MEET WITH TREASURER TO ASK TO BE WITHHELD FROM FORECLOSURE & DISCUSS PAYMENT OPTIONS

ALSO THE FORECLOSURE HEARING

MARCH 1-31

REDEMPTION PERIOD

ANY TAXES NOT PAID BY MARCH 31ST END OF BUSINESS DAY 4:30PM WILL BE FORECLOSED AND OFFERED AT A PUBLIC AUCTION THAT WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST

Foreclosure Timeline

The link below shows the timeline of a foreclosure
Foreclosure Process Timeline

Cheboygan County Treasurer

Buffy Jo Weldon
taxinfo@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8821

Office

870 S Main St. PO Box 70
Room 201
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Fax: (231) 627-8415

Hours

7:30am-4:00pm

 Additional Staff

Chief Deputy Treasurer
Wendy L. Loffer
(231) 627-8822

Assistant Deputy Treasurer
Denise L. Hart
(231) 627-8873

Foreclosure Clerk
Keyana Snyder
(231) 627-8897

Clerk II
Christina Hartman
(231) 627-8442