Michigan Supreme Court pushes in feces of unethical municipalities

[Brad Johnson]

Short version...

A poorly-written Michigan law allowed government entities to foreclose on homes for unpaid taxes, then keep the overage from sale even after the delinquent tax debt was satisfied. The case which ended up before the Michigan Supreme Court was for a delinquent tax debt of eight dollars. A guy lost his house because he underpaid his taxes by eight bucks.

Apparently the practice was rampant and many municipalities were realizing tens, if not hundreds, of millions from the scheme. Now that it's been struck down as unconstitutional and the stage set for those affected in the past to sue for remuneration, govt officials are losing their minds on how to make it happen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9IorV-zgE

Shorter version... govts used a flimsy technicality of the law as an underhanded way to fund their coffers via the unethical retention of proceeds realized from the seizure and sale private property. They got their *expletive deleted*it pushed in by the Michigan Supreme Court and are now turning on each other figuring out how to dig out of the hole they intentionally created.

Brad

[MechAg94]

Good.  Sounds like at least a few judges are doing what judges are supposed to do.  Sounds like an organized crime racket.

[K Frame]

My guess?

It will be appealed to Diana and the Supremes and John Roberts will cast the deciding vote on letting this travesty of justice continue.

[RocketMan]

My guess?

It will be appealed to Diana and the Supremes and John Roberts will cast the deciding vote on letting this travesty of justice continue.

Yeah, had the same thought here.

[grampster]

I agree with an appeal happening and SCOTUS siding with Goobermint.  Many years ago I appealed my property taxes all the way to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  I had quite a bit of hard evidence showing that the city was not following the law, that their appraising process was arbitrary and capricious.  At the local level of my appeal, they even admitted to me they were not following the law and admitted it again to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  Their excuse was they didn't have the time or personnel to follow the law in the way they were required to in appraising home values.  The Michigan Tax Tribunal ruled against me.  They felt safe in doing that because my next step would have to be the hiring an attorney and filing a lawsuit.  I didn't have the resources to do that and they knew it.

[kgbsquirrel]

I agree with an appeal happening and SCOTUS siding with Goobermint.  Many years ago I appealed my property taxes all the way to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  I had quite a bit of hard evidence showing that the city was not following the law, that their appraising process was arbitrary and capricious.  At the local level of my appeal, they even admitted to me they were not following the law and admitted it again to the Michigan Tax Tribunal.  Their excuse was they didn't have the time or personnel to follow the law in the way they were required to in appraising home values.  The Michigan Tax Tribunal ruled against me.  They felt safe in doing that because my next step would have to be the hiring an attorney and filing a lawsuit.  I didn't have the resources to do that and they knew it.

Stop complaining tax slave, you should be happy they deigned to let you keep anything.  [/bitter sarcasm]

[230RN]

Good.  Sounds like at least a few judges are doing what judges are supposed to do.  Sounds like an organized crime racket

This is not the first time someone has made this observation.

Nor will it be the last.

I agree with an appeal happening and SCOTUS siding with Goobermint.

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Their excuse was they didn't have the time or personnel to follow the law in the way they were required to in appraising home values.  The Michigan Tax Tribunal ruled against me.  They felt safe in doing that because my next step would have to be the hiring an attorney and filing a lawsuit.   I didn't have the resources to do that and they knew it.

This is not the first time someone has made this observation.

Nor will it be the last.