Its gross state oveereach. If we believe in private property and ownership and such. It would be far more reasonable to work something out than take her property and then make a profit selling it. Most of what she owed the govt stskced on as penalties so its far more.
In this case govt needs to be slapped down as its acting in a tyrannical fshion when it doesn’t have to.
And in fact this case could have been avoided altogether if local government dealt with rising crime in her area effectively.
Agree with you. They shouldn’t take the property. In principle I say they shouldn’t tax people’s homes at all (though in this case it was a second home so to speak) but the amount owed would, in any other instance, be a “small claims case” - judgement could be entered and a lien placed. The state would eventually recover when the property was sold. And interest and fees should be reasonable; related to actual costs and prevailing market rates.
See Post #18. The case is more comnplex than a simple foreclosure, and there’s a good reason why the plaintiff who lost her property in this “foreclosure” process hasn’t prevailed at any point in the trial or appeal process up to now.