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re: State of Pennsylvania auctions widow's home over 6.30$
Posted on 4/29/14 at 9:07 am to Strannix
Posted on 4/29/14 at 9:07 am to Strannix
This is what happened to over half of my family's homestead during the Great Depression. The family member who had been paying the property taxes to the state died and his wife made a mistake in filing causing her to be less than $3 short. They lost 2/3 of their land as a result. Because of situations like these, Louisiana has it written into their constitution that the state is no longer allowed to do this because of property taxes.
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Posted on 4/29/14 at 9:10 am to kingbob
This is very bad, no defense, can't believe anybody would defend such actions. To take a house, the time limit on any past due bill should be at least a year and at least $1,000 due with certified notice sent.
This post was edited on 4/29/14 at 9:11 am
Posted on 4/29/14 at 9:11 am to kingbob
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Because of situations like these, Louisiana has it written into their constitution that the state is no longer allowed to do this because of property taxes.
I do agree that there should be another means of recouping the debt aside from seizing and selling the property.
If what is owed is under X dollars, the county should be able to garnish wages or seize other assets first.
Posted on 4/29/14 at 9:18 am to kingbob
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Because of situations like these, Louisiana has it written into their constitution that the state is no longer allowed to do this because of property taxes
Is that true? I thought tax sales were mostly about failure to pay property taxes. But I thought they gave you 180 days (and even then there is some way to get your house back if you pay the amount owed).
I think we need to balance the need to for people to pay their taxes with the need to be fair. Add on that abandoned property is a real legal nightmare to deal with so you cannot make the laws too tight or everyone else's property value suffer.
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