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Land banking after Tyler: No government taking where there’s a process (so says federal 6th Cir.)

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Land banking advocates across the country took notice of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County that found a “government taking” occurred when a Minnesota county sold a tax-foreclosed home to recover...more

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How Safe Are Your Severed Minerals From the Tax Man? Surface Tax Sales, Severed Minerals, and Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP

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“You never own your [real property]; the government does. You’ll be paying them property tax forever.” —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP, the Texas Eighth District Court of...more

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Has the Appellate Court of Maryland Disrupted the Tax Sale Market?

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Real property tax certificate sales provide a way for taxing authorities to collect delinquent taxes without having to foreclose on properties and take ownership. When the purchaser of the tax sale certificate obtains the...more

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New 6th Circuit opinion puts the brakes on expedited tax foreclosures by county land banks

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​​​​​​​You knew the wheels were falling off the (medieval) cart when the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rattled off English legal theory from the year 1470, right?   Advocates for county land banking activities in...more

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Michigan Court of Appeals Holds That Development Agreement Obligations are Extinguished in Tax Foreclosure

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The Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that assessments on a property under a development agreement between a city and the property's former owner did not survive a tax foreclosure and therefore were not liens against...more

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“It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” The Third Circuit Channels Yogi Berra In Ruling On Tax Sale

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Anyone who listens to the radio on the way to work has heard ads inviting them to free seminars in their local area at which they can learn how to make easy money buying “government secured” tax certificates.  Purchasing such...more

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