Road Pavement Special Assessment

What is a Special Paving Road Assessment?

A special assessment district is a designated area where a majority of the property owners agrees to allow a governmental agency to levy a special property tax in exchange for a specific service.

Forester Square Road Paving Special Assessment

Forester Square is located on South Adams Road, near Meijer and Old Adams Road.

How does the Road Paving Special Assessment work?
For information about properties with the Forester Square Road Paving Special Assessment, you can access details through the Oakland County Property Gateway. The special assessment information is available at the bottom of the current tax profile.

If a property is sold, transferred, or refinanced, the special assessment must be paid in full. The City of Auburn Hills will not subordinate the lien.

Special Assessment

For complete details on the special assessment, please refer to the Forester Square Road Paving Special Assessment Resolution.

Discharge of Lien

Once the special assessment is paid in full, the City will discharge the lien approximately three (3) weeks after payment is received. For same-day discharge of lien, payment must be made in cash. You will then receive a discharge of lien certificate to file with the Oakland County Register of Deeds, located at 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, MI.

Forester Square Road Paving Special Assessment Fast Facts

The assessment began in 2011 and will continue for 15 years.
Installments are billed annually on November 1 and are due by December 1.
A 5% interest is added to the remaining balance of the assessment on October 1 each year.
You can make additional payments beyond the installment amount to reduce your balance; however, this will not advance your payment due date.
Unpaid installments will be transferred to the next winter property tax bill.