City of Detroit v. 19675 Hasse

In these seventy-one consolidated appeals, we decide whether a statute of limitations bars plaintiff city of Detroit’s actions to foreclose tax liens on several parcels of real property owned by defendant Acorn Investment Company1 for unpaid tax bills dating back as far as 1989. Because statutes of limitations do not run against the state or its subdivisions without an express legislative enactment, and because the Legislature has not enacted a statute of limitations for in rem foreclosure actions, we hold that no statute of limitations barred the city’s actions. We also conclude that the…