The Forfeiture date each year is March 1st– one year after your taxes are turned over delinquent to the county treasurer. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU’VE LOST YOUR PROPERTY. “Forfeiture”, as defined in the property tax laws, means that your property is being PREPARED for foreclosure on the March 31st after the forfeiture date. In other words, you have 13 months from the forfeiture date to pay your delinquent taxes to avoid foreclosure. The foreclosure is an order by a Bay County Circuit Judge. Foreclosure is FINAL. There is no further time to redeem. Click here for more information.
Yes. The list is available about mid-July of each year.
If you’re looking for MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES, these are listed in the Bay City Times. Mortgage foreclosures are conducted by the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
Yes. You can access our credit card page by going to www.baycountymi.gov, go under the heading labeled departments, and click on the Treasurer’s link, under online services click on Make a Payment Now. It will take you to the LexisNexis payment screen. You can follow their website to pay the taxes from there. There is a 3% fee to use this service.
Yes. By filling out an Authorization for Automatic Payment of Delinquent Property Taxes form, the Treasurer’s Office can set up automatic draws in any amount and as often as you wish. Contact Tina in the office to set up this service.
