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It’s not ‘just’ to erase someone’s home equity
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that property owners are not entitled to fair market value when the government seizes and sells their home to satisfy a debt, but the process must be fair. The Pung family's case was sent back to a lower court to determine if their home's auction met the fairness standard.
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