“3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court’s Mich. Tax Sale Case”

Ted Seitz was quoted in the Law360 article, “3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court’s Mich. Tax Sale Case,” which covers a SCOTUS case in which Seitz helped author an amicus brief. Seitz notes that Michigan’s tax foreclosure system is intended to recover unpaid taxes and related costs rather than guarantee homeowners the full market value of their property.

The article discusses a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving an Isabella County home seized over about $2,200 in disputed property taxes, raising questions about just compensation and fairness when governments foreclose on property for tax debts. The justices’ questions during oral arguments suggest the case could clarify how the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause and possibly the Excessive Fines Clause apply to state tax-foreclosure systems and what homeowners are constitutionally owed after their property is sold.