The Coalition and ACLU to hold press conference Oct. 21 demanding Wayne County Treasurer Sabree halt foreclosures.

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Lawsuit

In carrying out its goals, the Coalition has organized a class action lawsuit to address constitutional violations resulting from the City of Detroit’s failure to give homeowners proper notice of their tax assessments.

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Academic Resources

Congressional Testimony of Professor Bernadette Atuahene

Michigan House of Representatives | Bernadette Atuahene | August 2019

Full Report: Preventing Owner-Occupied Property Tax Foreclosures in Detroit: Improving Access to the Poverty Tax Exemption

Alexa Eisenberg & Roshanak Mehdipanah (UM School of Public Health), Ted Phillips and Michele Oberholtzer (United Community Housing Coalition) | December 2018

Taxed Out: Illegal property tax assessments and the epidemic of tax foreclosures in Detroit

Chicago-Kent College of Law | Bernadette Atuahene | June 2018

“Our Taxes Are Too Damn High”: Institutional Racism, Property Tax Assessments, and the Fair Housing Act

Northwestern University | Bernadette Atuahene | June 2018

Stategraft

Chicago-Kent College of Law | Bernadette Atuahene, Timothy Hodge | Jan. 2018

Disinvesting in the City: The Role of Tax Foreclosure in Detroit

Urban Affairs Review 2015, Vol. 51(5) 587–615 | Margaret Dewar1, Eric Seymour, and Oana Druta

https://www.bostonfed.org/-/media/Documentsesg/hodge-skidmore-sands-mcmillen.pdf

Timothy R. Hodge, Mark Skidmore, Gary Sands, Daniel McMillen | Sep. 2013