The Tax Gal

12/08/2025

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05/07/2023

In 1999, Geraldine Tyler, then a 70-year-old retired county worker, bought her own apartment—a modest one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis, Minnesota, near a park and public transit. She lived there for a decade, dutifully paying her real estate taxes, until worries about rising crime and an incident involving a neighbor led her to make a hasty move across town to a senior community in a safer neighborhood.

The move was good for her peace of mind but not for her pocketbook. She couldn't keep up with the bills for both places and by 2015 had accrued $2,311 in unpaid property taxes on the condo plus interest, costs, and penalties totaling nearly $13,000. Eventually, Hennepin County seized Tyler's condo and sold it for $40,000. But rather than keep the $15,000 it was owed and refund Geraldine the $25,000 sale surplus, the county kept the whole $40,000.

Geraldine Tyler’s case, now before the Supreme Court, could change tax seizure practices in more than a dozen states. It would be a big win for elderly and poor homeowners.

Read more: http://on.forbes.com/6187OTa5b

04/18/2023

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01/19/2023

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