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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.

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

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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She Had $2,300 in Unpaid Taxes. The County Bilked Her for $25,000.

She Had $2,300 in Unpaid Taxes. The County Bilked Her for $25,000.

Geraldine Tyler's case is not unique; home equity theft is legal in Minnesota and 11 other states.

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Video of My Federalist Society "Seat at the Sitting" Talk on Tyler v. Hennepin County

My presentation covers an important takings case currently before the Supreme Court.

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

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.

Supreme Court to weigh legality of government keeping revenue from seized properties

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of a Minneapolis woman in her 90s whose condo was seized by Hennepin County because she didn't pay her property taxes.

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Supreme Court Decides to Hear Case Challenging State Law Empowering Government to Seize Entire Value of a House to Pay Much Smaller Property Tax Debt

Minnesota law allowed Hennepin County to seize a $40,000 home owned by a 93-year-old widow to pay off a $15,000 tax debt.

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High court takes 8 new cases, 1 about a religious mailman

High court takes 8 new cases, 1 about a religious mailman

The Supreme Court is adding eight new arguments to its calendar

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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…

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A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn't Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.

A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn't Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.

"This is very bad for property rights."

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