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Mon Sep 15, 2014, 08:05 PM Sep 2014

Michigan mother’s home being foreclosed upon after just one missed property tax payment [View all]

Source: Fox17

MICHIGAN (WITI) — A Michigan mother missed one property tax payment — and now, she’s losing her home.

FOX6’s sister station, FOX17 in West Michigan reports Deborah Calley’s struggles began with a devastating car accident.

It happened in 2008, and it left Calley with injuries to her arms, wrists and neck, along with bruises on her brain. She was told the recovery process could take several years, and for awhile, she had trouble doing simple things for herself — like driving and getting dressed in the morning.

In 2010, Calley found a home that would make it possible to raise her two children.

Now, the home Calley calls her “dream home” has been foreclosed upon, after Calley missed a single property tax payment.

“When I paid the taxes in 2012, no one said, ‘oh, well you still owe money for 2011,’ so, I didn’t really have a clue. I thought I was right on time,” Calley said.

FOX17 reports Calley admits confusion and memory problems following the accident may have played a role in the missed payment.

Read more: http://fox6now.com/2014/09/15/michigan-mothers-home-being-foreclosed-upon-after-just-one-missed-property-tax-payment/



WTH?
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Now THIS is a part of life that I don't understand >> BlueJazz Sep 2014 #1
Imagine "God" will send you to Hell Kelvin Mace Sep 2014 #2
Oh Yes. "Nothing I/we can do means" #1. You are not powerful. #2. You are not rich. BlueJazz Sep 2014 #3
They already received bids for it in August. JimDandy Sep 2014 #6
What we need is a law that stops any government entity... Jerry442 Sep 2014 #9
If his only choice is to steal this woman's home, he should RESIGN. Faryn Balyncd Sep 2014 #8
it is obvious they just want her house Skittles Sep 2014 #12
Maybe it's their little scam to enrich the city's treasury? notadmblnd Sep 2014 #13
Republican Gov. Rick Snydley Whiplash James48 Sep 2014 #4
hope to be rid of that fucker soon. nt navarth Sep 2014 #10
Mark Schauer for governor!!!!!!! roamer65 Sep 2014 #11
She bought the home for cash in 2010 JimDandy Sep 2014 #5
How I remember it Michigan-Arizona Sep 2014 #14
That's odd. The report said she had missed JimDandy Sep 2014 #15
I would think they should have sent her a notice first for her to make it right Michigan-Arizona Sep 2014 #16
I think her confusion and memory loss did play a big role in all of this. Kaleva Sep 2014 #19
Leave a little message on the county's face book page. armed_and_liberal Sep 2014 #7
Foreclosures for property taxes were forbidden where I lived growing up if the house was a homestead freshwest Sep 2014 #17
Here's a link for sending the county board an e-mail DeadLetterOffice Sep 2014 #18
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