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tax sale proceeds
Coverage of tax sale proceeds in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court sides with Michigan county in a tax foreclosure case
The Supreme Court ruled against a Michigan family whose home was sold for less than half its market value to cover a $2,000 tax debt, upholding lower auction prices for tax foreclosures. The county argued auction sales require full cash payments, leading to lower prices, while the family claimed the sale violated their rights. The decision follows a prior case where the Court limited counties from keeping excess tax sale proceeds.