U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on what homeowner is due in tax sales

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Michigan case regarding a home sold for back taxes.

The case questions whether a homeowner is owed the fair market value or just the surplus from a tax auction sale.

The homeowner's estate argues that keeping the difference is an unconstitutional taking of property or an excessive fine.

A Michigan case may decide for the nation whether a homeowner who sees his or her home sold by local government for back taxes for less than the property may be worth can then turn around and argue he or she has been cheated out of money or their constitutional rights violated.

On Friday, Oct. 3, the U.S. Supreme Court put out an order saying it would take up the convoluted case of Michael Pung vs. Isabella County, Michigan, a long-running disput