Grainger v. Ottawa, County of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION FREDERICK GRAINGER, JR., ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 1:19-cv-501 -v- ) ) Honorable Paul L. Maloney COUNTY OF OTTAWA, ., ) Defendants. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER Michigan’s General Property Tax Act (GPTA) authorizes the foreclosure and subsequent sale of tax-delinquent real property. Plaintiff Frederick Grainger owed approximately $21,500.00 in property taxes. His property was valued at more than $600,000.00. The property was forfeited to the Ottawa County Treasurer and foreclosed upon, after which the property was sold at a…