Foreclosure looms for some in city

By Charles Sercombe
For about 100 Hamtramck property owners, it’s time to pay up.
According to the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office, those property owners have failed to pay their 2017 property taxes, and will therefore soon enter into the final phase before the county holds its annual tax auction.
The list of properties facing foreclosure can be found on the treasurer’s website.
There is at least one familiar face in the crowd. Former City Councilmember Saad Almasmari is once again behind on his taxes for a home he owns at 2267 Faber St. He owes the county $1,887 for the year 2017, and is also behind on his 2018 taxes.
Almasmari is no stranger to being a tax delinquent. It’s something that haunted him while he served on council. There has rarely been a time when he was not delinquent.
His excuse has been that he is simply broke – much like many other Hamtramckans.
Almasmari lost his bid to win re-election in the August Primary Election.
Other notables include a well-known teacher.
And if the owner of a now defunct bar at 10237 Jos. Campau doesn’t come up with a little over $9,000, he could lose that property, which also includes rental units upstairs.
The bar is the former Trowbridge House of Coffee, which is located at Jos. Campau and Trowbridge.
And if you include delinquent taxes from 2018, he needs to come with over $16,000.
At this point, although you can still save your property, there will be added interest and fees included.
Feb. 21, 2020