They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.

Source: Reason
Published: Jan 17, 2023
Author: Billy Binion
Post Date: 2023-01-17 22:39:16 by Charles_Byrd
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Geraldine Tyler is a 94-year-old woman spending the twilight of her life in retirement, as 94-year-olds typically do. But there isn't much that's typical about it.

Tyler has spent the last several years fighting the government from an assisted living facility after falling $2,300 behind on her property taxes. No one disputes that she owed a debt. What is in dispute is if the government acted constitutionally when, to collect that debt, it seized her home, sold it, and kept the profit.

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