(The Center Square) – In a 9-0 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Michigan family was not entitled to compensation based on the fair market value of a home sold in a tax foreclosure, saying such a requirement would impose “unprecedented burdens” on both local governments and taxpayers.
“Under Pung’s rule, a tax sale would often net the government a loss, paid out to the delinquent taxpayer himself, rendering tax sales infeasible as a debt-collection mechanism,” according to the court’s summary of the case.
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