Lucas County Treasurer Creates Two New Programs to Help Tackle Dilapidated, Delinquent Homes
One Community Update
February 2, 2026
Source: abc13.com
The Lucas County Treasurer is launching a program she says could turn tax-delinquent properties into a source for economic development.
Tax delinquency sometimes goes hand in hand with abandoned and run-down properties.
Lucas County Treasurer Lindsay Webb is launching two new programs to help get delinquent problem properties back on the market and revitalized.
People often approach Webb asking about foreclosing on blighted homes.
“If I’m at a block watch meeting, sometimes when I’m at the grocery store, or on Facebook, any number of places,” Webb said.
Now there is a formal process online: the Treasurer Request program.
Lucas County residents can report properties that are tax delinquent and have a negative effect on the community. Webb may not foreclose on every property submitted, but she will always review the request.
“If foreclosure is the right tool, it’s a tool I’m willing to use,” Webb said.
The second new initiative is the Foreclosure Request program.
Webb says it’s a tool for economic development, and goes a step further than the treasurer’s request.
She used an example of a business owner located next door to a dilapidated house they want cleaned up.
Through Foreclosure Requests, the business can put their money where their mouth is and commit to cleaning it up themselves if it goes up for sale.
It’s not just for business owners. Anyone can submit a vacant or underused tax delinquent property they want to purchase. If approved for foreclosure, approved purchasers need to put down a $5,000 deposit per parcel to cover foreclosure-related costs and commit to bidding on it at the Sheriff’s Sale.
According to the Lucas County Treasurer’s website, the opening bid at the Sheriff’s Sale will include all delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and court, title, and administrative costs required by law.
The deposits will be refunded once the property is fixed up or if the person who submitted the request does not successfully win at the Sheriff’s Sale.
“If the sheriff’s sale can put tax delinquent property back on the tax rolls and in the hands of good community members and people who care about their surroundings, that’s what I want,” Webb said.
The programs are a part of creating new ways to tackle the blight. Turning an eyesore into a potential neighborhood gem.
The foreclosure request program is launching next month, when Webb says the Sheriff’s Sale moves online.
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