I object to interactions between the state and private companies in which private companies are taking on the duties that were previously only performed by the state.
This feels too much like fascism to suit me.
The state can claim a private home when it's tax bill equals it's appraised value. That is reasonable and equitable.
But of course that's not how any of these criminal minded bastards think. They want to be literal "Lords" of the peasants.
The very first sentence of this article indicates the Supreme Court hamstrung the state in legal tax collections. So the state did an end run and transferred the debt to a private agency. Who did the dirty work.
Ethical? Not really. But neither is the homeowner ignoring a measly thousand dollar tax bill when other viable options were available to her.