Detroit and the Property Tax: Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance Revenue

by Gary Sands and Mark Skidmore

This report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property tax base--a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendations for reform at the local and state level, as well as insight and analysis to help policy makers across the country protect their communities from economic decline.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155844341X
• ISBN13: 9781558443419
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.9" x 9.9"