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07/11/2026

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Supreme Court Says Tax Sale Price Sets Compensation for Home Seizures

The Supreme Court ruled that when a county seizes and sells a home for unpaid taxes, the owner is entitled only to the surplus from that tax sale price—not the property's later market value. The court sent the case back to determine if the county's procedures were fair.

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