Elderly, sick, and disabled Wyandotte County homeowners are slated to lose their homes in the Tax Sale on April 9th. Wyandotte County implemented a punitive policy about a decade ago that prevents homeowners from paying off their oldest debt first. Instead, any payments made go toward the most recent tax year, preventing homeowners who are making payments on their debt from easily removing themselves from the tax sale.

Our team has been working with residents who are going through chemotherapy, who have recently suffered from strokes and heart attacks, who are foregoing necessary medicine to save money so they can stave off homelessness. The recent increases in property taxes have affected everyone in our community, but those on a fixed income who are unable to work are feeling the pain the most. They should not be rendered homeless simply because they got sick or because they aged out of the workforce.

Right now, we are in communication with 13 Wyandotte County families who could lose their home in 3 weeks. Most of these folks have lived in their homes for years and are instrumental to the fabric of their neighborhoods. We are looking for funding to pay off their taxes and make them whole again.

Help Keep Wyandotte Residents in their Homes!

By Community Health Council of Wyandotte County, Inc. (CHC)

Help Keep Wyandotte Residents in their Homes!

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