Legal Home equity theft is no longer Constitutional.....U.S. Supreme Court sides with Nebraska man who lost his home over $588

[1srelluc]

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Nebraska man who lost his home over $588

A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

www.wowt.com

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (WOWT) - A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

First Alert 6 Investigates has been following Kevin Fair’s legal trail for years. But just as his case finally came to an end, his health took a major turn and he needs a different sort of help: legal help.

Fair and his wife lived in their Scottsbluff, Neb., home for nearly 30 years. In fact, they had paid it off. It was worth $60,000, according to the assessor.

But when Fair got sick, they fell behind on the property taxes, to the tune of $588.

Nebraska law allowed a private investor to eventually pay off the tax debt with Scottsbluff County — and take over ownership.

Fair said that wasn’t right, so he took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices ruled that the scenario did indeed violate the Constitution, and that the government couldn’t take more than what was owed.

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Nebraska Supreme Court rules in favor of homeowners in ‘home equity theft’ cases

Lincoln, NE; August 23, 2024: Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in favor of Nebraska homeowners who were victims of legalized home equity theft — an

pacificlegal.org

You can go through the county asssor page to look for unpaid properties. So anyone can do it if they like .

All of them they have covered in the news the last few years in NE have all been shell companies that led back to law firms in Omaha.

 

[Cellblock2429]

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Nebraska man who lost his home over $588

A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

www.wowt.com

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (WOWT) - A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

First Alert 6 Investigates has been following Kevin Fair’s legal trail for years. But just as his case finally came to an end, his health took a major turn and he needs a different sort of help: legal help.

Fair and his wife lived in their Scottsbluff, Neb., home for nearly 30 years. In fact, they had paid it off. It was worth $60,000, according to the assessor.

But when Fair got sick, they fell behind on the property taxes, to the tune of $588.

Nebraska law allowed a private investor to eventually pay off the tax debt with Scottsbluff County — and take over ownership.

Fair said that wasn’t right, so he took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices ruled that the scenario did indeed violate the Constitution, and that the government couldn’t take more than what was owed.

More:

Nebraska Supreme Court rules in favor of homeowners in ‘home equity theft’ cases

Lincoln, NE; August 23, 2024: Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in favor of Nebraska homeowners who were victims of legalized home equity theft — an

pacificlegal.org

You can go through the county asssor page to look for unpaid properties. So anyone can do it if they like .

All of them they have covered in the news the last few years in NE have all been shell companies that led back to law firms in Omaha.

/——/ It’s about time we put an end to legalized theft.

 

[The Duke]

/——/ It’s about time we put an end to legalized theft.

And corporations with massive capital competing with real working people for homes.
And local governments taxing them all to get their greedy slice of the pie.
Sumbitch, I gotta do that!

 

[The Duke]

U.S. Supreme Court sides with Nebraska man who lost his home over $588

A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

www.wowt.com

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (WOWT) - A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

First Alert 6 Investigates has been following Kevin Fair’s legal trail for years. But just as his case finally came to an end, his health took a major turn and he needs a different sort of help: legal help.

Fair and his wife lived in their Scottsbluff, Neb., home for nearly 30 years. In fact, they had paid it off. It was worth $60,000, according to the assessor.

But when Fair got sick, they fell behind on the property taxes, to the tune of $588.

Nebraska law allowed a private investor to eventually pay off the tax debt with Scottsbluff County — and take over ownership.

Fair said that wasn’t right, so he took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices ruled that the scenario did indeed violate the Constitution, and that the government couldn’t take more than what was owed.

More:

Nebraska Supreme Court rules in favor of homeowners in ‘home equity theft’ cases

Lincoln, NE; August 23, 2024: Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled in favor of Nebraska homeowners who were victims of legalized home equity theft — an

pacificlegal.org

You can go through the county asssor page to look for unpaid properties. So anyone can do it if they like .

All of them they have covered in the news the last few years in NE have all been shell companies that led back to law firms in Omaha.

Well, a relative used to buy houses for the taxes and fix 'em up. They had a contractor's license and knew a bunch of dudes that knew how to do stuff.
I'm not even mad if that's off the table. Good, people shouldn't lose their homes over a couple thousand dollars.

 

[strollingbones]

property taxes do serve a purpose, how many of y'all are willing to do without...maintained roads....fire departments, police departments , schools (well on that half you asshats would vote down but I digress)

 

[strollingbones]

I totally disagree with taking ones property for non payment and citizens should have more input at the local level in how monies are used.

 

[1srelluc]

NE must have been pretty FUBAR as it regards seizing property like that.

In Virginia they can certainly put a tax lien on your property, but they can't take your house if you are still living there, only unoccupied land.

There are lots in river/mountain subdivisions in the paper all the time up for auction where the owners have not paid neither tax nor maintenance fees in decades, far in excess of the value of the property.

Many of the lots were bought in the 60s by DC area dwellers for a bug-out location in case of a nuke attack and they are often long dead.

 

[Seymour Flops]

This is a minor blow against the government's most important power: the power to levy taxes, a nd to enforce absolutely the taxes it levies.

There won't be many more, unfortunately.

 

[Votto]

/——/ It’s about time we put an end to legalized theft.

And be without a government?

 

[strollingbones]

And be without a government?

you say that like its a bad idea

 

[Rigby5]

property taxes do serve a purpose, how many of y'all are willing to do without...maintained roads....fire departments, police departments , schools (well on that half you asshats would vote down but I digress)

But obviously taxes should be based on ABILITY TO PAY, and not some assessment that may not be realistic.
Its one thing to confiscate investments that could and should have been sold to pay off tax debts, but entirely illegal to take a person's homestead.
There are lots of laws against that.

 

[Rigby5]

And be without a government?

Better to be without a government than to be with a government that steals your homestead.