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In addition to the post office, check your local property tax office or Clerk of Court or public works/planning/building permit office. 

., no doubt @Richard Dunlop knows how to navigate the Detroit Courts better than I but one of the difficulties with getting judgments in Detroit is that the judges will not usually permit a landlord to get a money judgment at the same time as a possession judgment.

For the most part they are willing to work with you if you are proactive and file permits to correct the liens in a certain amount of time.What exactly is the lien for?

That's layout, design, permitting, dealing with the borough/city, etc. 

(Just a wild guess, but you're talking about 4400 sq. ft. of new construction here along with the land, permits, fees, and everything else that goes along with it).  

Again, with drought and watering restrictions in place, the tenant could be complying with the lease (to the extent permitted by law) and still the grass dies. 

Junk cars, cars in blocks, non-functioning or unregistered vehicles are not permitted on or about the property, landlord may remove above said vehicles at personal property owners expense."

@Jay Hinrichs is right on as usual.Its not $400,000.Its $400,000 minus cost over runs, additional permits, and approvals, as well the IRS. 

People being told they may not be able to get permits to rebuild there homes until the get there homes "raised" to meet elevation standards being that most these homes were built before these standards existed and this can cost up to 100K for alot of these homes being that they are all slab foundations.