Detroit — Tens of thousands of Wayne County foreclosures — and potentially hundreds of thousands across the state — are unlawful because sheriffs did not follow state law when they conducted foreclosure auctions, an attorney said Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Bloomfield Hills attorney Paul Nicoletti filed a proposed class-action suit in federal court seeking to set aside the Wayne County foreclosures of 46 plaintiffs and potentially hundreds of thousands of others in similar circumstances.
The main issue relates to the sheriff’s deeds issued to buyers of properties sold by the court order to satisfy debts. The complaint alleges that former Sheriff Warren Evans did not sign the appointment of the sheriff’s deputy who executed the deeds, as required by the letter of the law. Instead, as in most Michigan counties, the undersheriff made the appointment, Nicoletti said.
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