Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Show Cause Hearings typically held in January will not be held on the 8^th floor at 400 Monroe St., Detroit, MI 48226. For the safety of taxpayers and staff of the Wayne County Treasurer's Office, the Show Cause Hearings will not be held in person, but will be held remotely by telephone with a scheduled appointment from January 5, 2021 through February 5, 2021.

If you are facing foreclosure in 2021 and your tax issue does not fall into one of the categories below, you are urged to get into a payment plan as soon as possible or seek assistance and not wait until the Show Cause Hearings (see Payment Plan Information and Community Assistance below).

If your tax issue falls into one of the categories above and you want to request a Show Cause Hearing:

• Click on the link below to make an appointment for a remote hearing by phone.
• Then, click on "Let's Go" to be forwarded to the appointment page.
• Choose the "Show Cause Hearing" option.
• Select the date and time that you will be available for one of our staff members to call you to discuss your taxes
• Fill out the rest of the requested information on the form and click on the Complete Appointment button.

Please make yourself available to receive a call from 15 minutes before your appointment time to 15 minutes after. If you are not contacted immediately, please be patient as our staff members may be ahead or behind in making the scheduled calls.

Make an Appointment

Payment Plan Information

Most taxpayers who are assisted at the annual Show Cause Hearings only need to enter into a payment plan. To get more information or to enter into a payment plan online, click on the "Payment Plans" Link below. For questions on how to get re-instated into a plan, email WCTOPaymentplans@waynecounty.com or call (313) 224-5990.

Payment Plans

You can also enter into a payment plan by visiting our office. In person payment plans are available by appointment only and a mask or face covering is required to visit our office.

To make an appointment to visit our office for a payment plan or to get re-instated:

• Click on the "Make an Appointment" link below.
• Then click on "Let's Go" to be forwarded to the appointment page,
• Choose Pay Property Taxes/Payment Plans as your appointment type.
• Choose the date and time for your appointment.
• Fill out the rest of the requested information on the form and click on the Complete Appointment button.

Information and Documentation

You can click on the links below to view information usually available at the onsite Show Cause Hearings such as:

Community Partners Assistance - In addition to WCTO staff, we have many community partners who offer a large variety of helpful services to taxpayers, including free financial and legal counseling, Housing Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Assistance. For a list of the contact information for many community partners who have been available to the taxpayers at the annual hearings, partners, click on the link below.

Community Partners
Yellow Bag Contents/Foreclosure Information

Alternative Payments
Alternative Payments

Taxpayer Doesn't own or occupy parcel
Taxpayer Doesn't own or occupy parcel form

Show Cause Hearing Client Guide

Show Cause Hearing Information Sessions
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