MARSHALL, Mich.– The Calhoun County Treasurer’s Office has started knocking on doors of houses in danger of foreclosing, in hopes of helping residents keep their homes.
Calhoun County Treasurer staff plan to visit around 1,500 homes and properties in forfeiture. They hope to educate homeowners or occupants about the tax foreclosure process and give them the resources on how to stay in their homes.
Most of the rural townships have been visited and completed, but they still have a little while to go.
Starting the first week of September, Treasurer staff will visit the City of Albion, then move on to Marshall, Springfield and end up in Battle Creek by October.
Payment plans, hardship extensions and assistance through Step Forward Michigan are some of the resources being offered to those in danger of foreclosure.
Last year, the Treasurer’s Office helped 84 families set up payment plans and granted 105 hardship extensions. For more information, you can visit calhouncountymi.gov/treasurer.
