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Detroit's emergency mgr. has tax liens on Maryland home
2013-03-18
The man charged with fixing Detroit's faltering finances has been hit with four liens in four years from the state of Maryland for unpaid taxes, records show.
Criminy, can't our leaders do proper background checks anymore?
No.
State records show Kevyn D. Orr, who was appointed emergency manager on Thursday, has two outstanding liens on his $1 million home in Chevy Chase, Md., for $16,000 in unemployment taxes in 2010 and 2011. Two other liens of more than $16,000 in unemployment and income taxes were satisfied in 2010 and 2011, records show. Orr said he didn't know anything about the liens when shown records of them Friday morning by The Detroit News.

Late afternoon, a spokeswoman for Snyder -- who appointed Orr to the $275,000 per year post Thursday -- said Orr spent the day researching the issue and would pay "in full ASAP." The Washington, D.C., bankruptcy attorney blamed the problems on Turbo Tax an outside accountant hired to file his tax returns, said Sara Wurfel, a Snyder spokeswoman.

Maryland is aggressive about placing liens on property during tax disputes, said Glen Frost, a Columbia, Md., tax attorney.
Perhaps Mr. Orr will learn two things from this: 1) pay his own taxes on time and 2) use property liens as he cleans up Detroit...
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#9  'Tis a "CYPRUS LIEN"???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-03-18 19:55  

#8  Urban area? Blue state? It ain't gonna happen.

Exactly! Such a move would be discriminatory and racist. Farms and homes in fly-over, not so much.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-18 12:43  

#7  Quit paying the property taxes and see how long it takes the government to find a new lessee

Uh, huh. Philadelphia (pop. approx 1.5 million) has approximately 90,000 people who have not paid property taxes. Detroit's deliquency rate is,as SteveS said, indeed 50%. There are similar stories across most of the blue states, though not as extreme as Detroit.

Urban area? Blue state? It ain't gonna happen.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-03-18 12:05  

#6  Detroit's emergency mgr. has tax liens on Maryland home

It's an improvement from what they've had.
Posted by: gorb   2013-03-18 10:09  

#5  Criminy, can't our leaders do proper background checks anymore?

We have public and extensive vetting hearings on Presidential nominees that appear to only require the person has a pulse regardless of the dark and troubling background/record of the individual concerned. Just ask Harry Reid if it makes any difference [other than being a Trunk].
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-03-18 09:23  

#4  Quit paying the property taxes and see how long it takes the government to find a new lessee.
In Detroit's case, how long is "indefinitely", which indicates the actual value of the real estate in question ranges from zero to negative.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-03-18 06:58  

#3  All real estate [property] is essentially leased and belongs to the government. Quit paying the property taxes and see how long it takes the government to find a new lessee.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-18 04:09  

#2  What good are liens against deserted propeties?
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-03-18 02:50  

#1  I doubt tax liens will matter much when 50% of Detroit's population is skipping property tax payments. (but then again, it's not like the city is providing services...) I recommend nuclear-powered bulldozers rather than tax liens for cleaning up the city.
Posted by: SteveS   2013-03-18 00:42  

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