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Emily L. Mahoney and Charles T. Clark Special to The Republic | azcentral.com Published 7:00 am MT June 2017/Updated 9:40 am MT June 16th 2017 https://www.azcentral.com/videos/money/real-estate/2017/06/10/how-family-home-can-lost-over-back-taxes/102541734/ Patricia Miller’s family home was seized a decade after her father’s death because of $808 in unpaid property taxes. Ryan Santistevan/Special for The Republic. It was the home where

Donald Freed, a resident of Alma, Michigan, who had his home and 35 acres of land seized by Gratiot County, Michigan, over a $750 tax debt. The property was auctioned for more than $100,000—and, of course, the county kept the change. Justia Opinion Summary Law.Justia.com Freed owed $735.43 in taxes ($1,109.06 with penalties) on his property

ERIC BOEHM | 11.6.2019 7:40 AM (Reason.com) Donald Freed, a resident of Alma, Michigan, who had his home and 35 acres of land seized by Gratiot County, Michigan, over a $750 tax debt. The property was auctioned for more than $100,000—and, of course, the county kept the change. Romualdo and Erica Perez (Photo courtesy Pacific Legal Foundation)

By David Slade [email protected] Oct 2, 2022 Delinquent tax sales, like this one in Charleston County in 2014, tend to attract lots of bidders. Bidders can end up owning the properties, or they can collect large interest payments if the previous owners reclaim them. File/Brad Nettles/Staff SUMMERVILLE — The property Wendy Reed’s great-grandmother inherited in

APRIL 26, 20235:00 AM ET HEARD ON MORNING EDITION (Nina Totenburg) The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in the case of a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman whose condominium was seized by Hennepin County for failure to pay property taxes. At issue is the way at least a dozen states handle the sale of homes to pay

ERIC BOEHM | 11.6.2019 7:40 AM (Reason.com) A state law allows counties to effectively steal homes over unpaid taxes and keep the excess revenue for their own budgets. An 83-year-old retired engineer in Michigan underpaid his property taxes by $8.41. In response, Oakland County seized his property, auctioned it off to settle the debt, and pocketed