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91-Year-Old Pennsylvania Woman With Dementia Loses $247,000 Home Over a $14,000 Tax Debt

Gloria Gaynor had almost finished paying off her house in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. But she will not see a dime in equity.

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For Years, Oregon Stole People's Home Equity Over Modest Tax Debts. A New Law Puts an End to That.

The state just cracked down on a form of state-sanctioned robbery, where governments seized and sold homes over minor tax delinquencies—and then pocketed the profits.

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He Fell Behind on His Taxes. So the Government Seized His Home, Sold It, and Kept the $258,000 Profit.

But now his case against the government can move forward.

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Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County

The Tyler case and the choice of law questions it raises.

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He Lost the Title to His Home Over a Small Property Tax Debt. Years Later, He's Finally Getting It Back.

A local government gave ownership of Kevin Fair's Nebraska house—and all of its value—to a private investor, in a practice known as home equity theft.

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Local Governments Are Seizing and Selling Homes Over Small Tax Debts

Home equity theft happens when governments auction off seized houses and keep the profits—even once the tax bill is paid.

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Baltimore's Tax Sales Are Robbing People of Their Equity

The Edmondson Community Organization accrued a modest property tax debt. The group paid dearly for that.

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Reason Is a Finalist for 14 Southern California Journalism Awards

Nominated stories include journalism on messy nutrition research, pickleball, government theft, homelessness, and more.

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This 70-Year-Old Woman Might Lose Her $377,000 Home Over a Small Tax Debt

The Supreme Court supposedly put an end to “home equity theft” last year. But some state and local governments have found a loophole.

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How Four Recent Supreme Court Rulings Impact Your Money

Some U.S. Supreme Court decisions could affect your finances. Here’s what you need to know.

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My New Brennan Center Article on Tyler v. Hennepin County and the Cross-Ideological Case for Stronger Judicial Protection for Constitutional Property Rights

The Tyler home equity theft case is just the tip of a much larger iceberg of property rights issues where stronger judicial protection can protect the interests of the poor and minorities, as well as promote the federalist values of localism and diversity.

Reason

94-Year-Old Prevails in Home Equity Supreme Court Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "home equity theft" violates the Constitution.

Kiplinger

US Supreme Court: Woman entitled to profit from condo seized, sold by Minneapolis' Hennepin County

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously in favor of a 94-year-old woman who argued that she was entitled to some of the profits from the sale of a condominium for which she owed taxes and penalties — a decision likely to result in changes to state's property forfeiture…

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Grandmother, 94, wins Supreme Court case over Minnesota pocketing $25k profits from sale of her home

‘The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, but no more,’ wrote Chief Justice John Roberts

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Major Unanimous Supreme Court Victory for Property Rights in Tyler v. Hennepin County

The Supreme Court ruled that home equity theft qualifies as a taking, and that state law is not the sole source for the definition of property rights. The ruling is imprecise on some points, but still sets an important and valuable precedent.

Reason

The County Sold Her Home Over Unpaid Taxes and Kept the Profit. SCOTUS Wasn't Having It.

"The taxpayer must render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, but no more," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo

A unanimous Supreme Court has given a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill

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The Government Stole Her Home Equity Over an Unpaid Tax Bill. Will the Supreme Court Vindicate Her?

A win for Geraldine Tyler, who is now 94 years old, would be a win for property rights.

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Supreme Court Hears Property Tax Home Equity Dispute

Can a state pocket your surplus home equity while collecting past-due property tax?

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Oral Argument Indicates Property Rights Likely to Prevail in Supreme Court Home Equity Theft Takings Case

The decision may even be unanimous.

WEKU

Supreme Court seems to tilt strongly toward grandmother in property rights case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard its last scheduled argument of the term — a case brought by a 94-year-old grandmother in Minneapolis whose condo was seized for failure to pay property taxes.

Reason

Unusual Cross-Ideological Agreement in Tyler v. Hennepin County

Takings cases often divide opinion along left-right ideological lines. The home equity theft case argued before the Supreme Court today is a rare exception.

Reason

Ethanol Subsidies Could Trip Up Debt Ceiling Negotiations

Plus: Home equity theft at the Supreme Court, New York shows how not to legalize marijuana, and more...

WEKU

Grandma didn't pay taxes. Now her house is focus of property rights test case

At issue in the case before the Supreme Court is the way at least a dozen states handle the sale of homes to pay off overdue taxes.

The Independent UK

She got $0 from condo sale. Supreme Court weighs fairness

Geraldine Tyler, now 94, lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes, plus interest and penalties

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