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Governments Are Still Stealing People's Home Equity Over Modest Tax Debts

A handful of states use loopholes to get around a Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice unconstitutional.

Reason · Oct 2, 2024

Losing a home for unpaid taxes often means losing your equity, too

Last year, Massachusetts Democratic state Reps. Tommy Vitolo and Jeff Roy saw a newspaper story about two brothers in their state who had almost lost their home due to unpaid property taxes. That was followed by another article this year featuring a New Bedford woman, recovering from COVID-19, who slept…

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022