You do not want to be accused of discrimination and have to go to a Human Rights Tribunal. 

Wholesitc veiw is needded when evalauting Detroit rental property (Acquisition,Class of Renter, Area (as it relates to city plan hergo enforcement efforts, repairs (lead abatement, asbestos,saftey))Yes property taxes are increasing significantly as values in some Detroit areas are seeing double digit % increase year over year and you likely are experiencing that similar to @Greg Scotts comments.From my years of experience with Detroit and fighting property tax violations (1-8) the city board of review is a joke, Michigan tax tribunal is a racket, best bet is a real estate attorney that specializes in fighting DETROIT property taxes.

He has trained countless people all over the Country to become financially successful, speaking to audiences of as many as 16,000 at mega-events, sharing the stage with names like Rudy Guliani, Steve Forbes, and Colin Powell.His best-selling book, “Flipping Properties”, was named one of the ten best real estate books of the year by the Chicago Tribune.

Alden Global Capital, known for owning the Chicago Tribune, has invested in Chicago's delinquent property taxes.

This came up as a suggested link on a story I was reading, courtesy of the Chicago Tribune and Amy Dickinson:(http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct...)Dear Amy: My husband and I rented our house to friends approximately two years ago, for substantially below-market rent.

Quote from the Chicago Tribune, Sep 10, 2006, "David Lereah has lost credibility because of his irresponsible cheerleading."

While our laws are different than our neighbours to the south, discrimination over ethnicity (curry) could land you in front of a human rights tribunal.

We are in a legal duplex only.And the Sherrif wouldn't touch it without an order from the LTB tribunal.

According to Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention:"Should any doubt arise as to whether persons, having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy, belong to any of the categories enumerated in Article 4, such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal."

Per an NBC & Chicago Tribune report the most MURDEROUS neighborhoods in Chicago in 2014 were was follows (ranked from the worst down) BurnsideW Garfield ParkWashington ParkGreater Grand CrossingEnglewoodRiverdaleWest EnglewoodE Garfield ParkNorth LawndaleRoselandHumboldt ParkSouth ChicagoFuller ParkGrand BoulevardChathamSouth ShoreThe Citywide murder rate was 19.7The first on the list Burnside was at 85.9 and the last on the list, South Shore was at 37.1Now maybe the most iphones were stolen from Logan Sq or Mag Mile...I don't know.