Detroit’s $18 billion bankruptcy shouldn’t halt efforts by property owners to lower their taxes, a company that advises them said in a court filing seeking an exemption from federal court rules, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. Michigan Property Tax Relief LLC filed a motion asking Steven Rhodes, the judge overseeing the bankruptcy, to let property owners file tax appeals. The company has several dozen clients that have been blocked by the Michigan Tax Tribunal from appealing their tax bills because of the bankruptcy, the company said in a court filing. The company’s “clients desire to simply adjudicate the amount of their tax liability,” Michigan Property Tax Relief said in court papers filed yesterday. “They are not seeking to file any collection actions or pursue any tax refunds at this time.”
