Supreme Court To Decide Whether Gov Can Seize 94-Year-Old’s Home, And Keep The Profits

[Franklin Pierce]

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday about a 94-year-old woman’s lawsuit against Hennepin County, Minnesota, which sold her home to cover a tax debt and kept over $20,000 in surplus cash beyond the tax debt that was owed.

The case, Tyler v. Hennepin County, challenges the practice of home equity theft, which allows the government to take an owner’s property to cover an outstanding debt without returning the sale amount beyond what is owed. It’s already illegal in all but a dozen states and Washington D.C.

“If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the government shouldn’t be allowed to steal from its citizens,” Pacific Legal Foundation attorney David Deerson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “But home equity theft laws allow local governments to do just that. In fact, a report by my firm — Pacific Legal Foundation — found that from 2014-2021, 8,950 homes and more than $860 million in life savings were lost to home equity theft.”

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Gov Can Seize 94-Year-Old’s Home, And Keep The Profits

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

“If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the government shouldn’t be allowed to steal from its citizens,”

We can all agree on that??? I'm sure you can find plenty that think the gov is entitled to steal from us.

 

[EasternVol]

We can all agree on that??? I'm sure you can find plenty that think the gov is entitled to steal from us.

Asset forfeiture being a good example

 

[MG1968]

Asset forfeiture being a good example

Eminent domain is another.

 

[lukeneyland]

This one is particularly disturbing even for our modern standards

 

[volfanhill]

From what I have read today it seems like the court is about to do the right thing here

 

[Vol737]

All very “politburo” like. How nice…in the good ole U.S of A.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Yikes...

These 12 States Can Seize Your Home Over Delinquent Property Taxes | ZeroHedge

Property tax on the 3,700-square-foot home ran over $5,000. In a few years, the debt ballooned to over $22,000, including interest and fees.

Property taxes... you don't own the property... you're just renting.

 

[hog88]

Yikes...

These 12 States Can Seize Your Home Over Delinquent Property Taxes | ZeroHedge



Property taxes... you don't own the property... your just renting.

In every state the county can seize your house if you don’t pay your property taxes.

What’s bullshot is seniors being required to pay property taxes (which are supposed to go to schools) and mega churches are exempted.

 

[Weezer]

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday about a 94-year-old woman’s lawsuit against Hennepin County, Minnesota, which sold her home to cover a tax debt and kept over $20,000 in surplus cash beyond the tax debt that was owed.

The case, Tyler v. Hennepin County, challenges the practice of home equity theft, which allows the government to take an owner’s property to cover an outstanding debt without returning the sale amount beyond what is owed. It’s already illegal in all but a dozen states and Washington D.C.

“If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that the government shouldn’t be allowed to steal from its citizens,” Pacific Legal Foundation attorney David Deerson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “But home equity theft laws allow local governments to do just that. In fact, a report by my firm — Pacific Legal Foundation — found that from 2014-2021, 8,950 homes and more than $860 million in life savings were lost to home equity theft.”

Supreme Court To Decide Whether Gov Can Seize 94-Year-Old’s Home, And Keep The Profits

I don't believe in property taxes. I pay them, but I don't believe in them. FFS, it was unjust taxes that led to the Revolution.

 

[volfanhill]

Yikes...

These 12 States Can Seize Your Home Over Delinquent Property Taxes | ZeroHedge



Property taxes... you don't own the property... you're just renting.

Well in your world Russia can just pretend you're a Nazi and seize your whole country. No need to put the red nose on. We all know who you are.

 

[NurseGoodVol]

Yikes...

These 12 States Can Seize Your Home Over Delinquent Property Taxes | ZeroHedge



Property taxes... you don't own the property... you're just renting.

As long as the gov can tax it you never own it.

 

[scooty_vol]

We can all agree on that??? I'm sure you can find plenty that think the gov is entitled to steal from us.

Just ask luther, mcdad, bowlbrothers and EL

 

[scooty_vol]

As long as the gov can tax it you never own it.

Yep.

 

[scooty_vol]

Well in your world Russia can just pretend you're a Nazi and seize your whole country. No need to put the red nose on. We all know who you are.

That's an odd way of defending your government.

 

[Weezer]

Just ask luther, mcdad, bowlbrothers and EL

@McDad

What could you have possibly done to get lumped with these 3???!

 

[McDad]

@McDad

What could you have possibly done to get lumped with these 3???!

I don't know.

Maybe it's like the old Sesame Street sketch ..."one of these things is not like the other"?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

For those that may not know Hennepin County is the county in which Minneapolis is located so this isn't surprising.

 

[Weezer]

I don't know.

Maybe it's like the old Sesame Street sketch ..."one of these things is not like the other"?

Apparently, you believe it's okay for the government to steal from us. I bet you steal lollipops from children and kick puppies to, you filthy animal.

 

[LouderVol]

Apparently, you believe it's okay for the government to steal from us. I bet you steal lollipops from children and kick puppies to, you filthy animal.

you have it backwards. He kicks children and steals candy from puppies.

 

[Orangeslice13]

From what I have read today it seems like the court is about to do the right thing here

That would be a good change of pace

 

[OrangeTsar]

If the government can seize property for non payment of taxes, then do really actually ever own it? Or are we just all in effect renting from the government?

 

[hog88]

If the government can seize property for non payment of taxes, then do really actually ever own it? Or are we just all in effect renting from the government?

We're all just renting.

 

[OrangeTsar]

We're all just renting.

I can understand the government being able to garnish wages for tax bills; but seizing one’s land and property and forcing one into homelessness seems to be totally against the idea that we have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

 

[hog88]

I can understand the government being able to garnish wages for tax bills; but seizing one’s land and property and forcing one into homelessness seems to be totally against the idea that we have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It's completely unAmerican.