Right to Claim Foreclosure Auction Proceeds From Sales Prior to December 22, 2020
If you owned, or had an ownership interest, in a Wayne County property that was foreclosed and was sold at auction during the period of 2015 through 2020 with remaining proceeds.
You may be entitled to any remaining proceeds.
Pursuant to MCL 211.78t and the requirements set forth in Schafer v Kent County and Hathon v State of Michigan, a party with an interest in the property at the time of a judgment of foreclosure may claim interest in any remaining proceeds from sales. "Remaining proceeds" are those proceeds from the auction sale left over, if any, after the total amount due to the foreclosing governmental unit (including all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the sale) is paid.
To be eligible to receive any remaining sale proceeds, you must complete, sign, notarize, and submit the Notice of Intent to Claim Interest in Foreclosure Sales Proceeds (Form 6156) no later than March 31, 2025.
Completed forms must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or or hand delivered to:
The Wayne County Treasurer
400 Monroe, 5th Floor
Detroit, MI 48226