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Articles & Reports
The following articles and reports are free to the public.
NCLC, What States Can Do to Reduce Property Tax Foreclosures (Oct. 10, 2023)
NCLC, Property Tax Foreclosures on Heirs' Property (Aug. 2023)
NCLC, Supreme Court Stops Equity Theft in Property Tax Foreclosures (June 2023)
Videos
The following videos are free to the public.
Many states will be re-writing their property tax foreclosure laws in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County. This opens up a window of opportunity to broadly improve property tax systems. One of the most important ways to prevent tax foreclosure is to ensure that low-income and older homeowners have access to all available exemptions and discounts. Yet many older adults who are at risk of tax foreclosure have not taken advantage of all the existing tax relief options available to them. Heirs who have inherited a family home are even less likely to get access to these benefits.
This session will dive into the most impactful policy solutions to reduce the tax burdens on older adults, low-income people, and people of color, leaving you with actionable steps to work for change in your community.
Speakers:
- Odette Williamson, Senior Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center
- Andrea Bopp Stark, Senior Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center
- John Rao, Senior Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center
- Kristopher Smith, Community Development Program Officer at LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) Jacksonville
2023 Supreme Court Ruling on Surplus After Tax Sale
The following court documents are free to the public.
Full text of Tyler v. Hennepin County (May 25, 2023)
Brief of Amicus Curiae in Tyler v. Hennepin County by AARP, AARP Foundation, and NCLC
Key Weblinks
The following weblinks are free to the public.
How to Prevent Tax Liens and Tax Foreclosures from Depleting Wealth from Older Homeowners, Especially in Communities of Color (Sept. 2022) by Odette Williamson and Sarah Mancini, NCLC and Patti Prunhuber and Jennifer Kye, Justice in Aging
The Other Foreclosure Crisis: Property Tax Lien Sales (July 2012) by John Rao, NCLC
Frequently Asked Questions, about the Madeline Walker Act, RIHousing
How a Small Group of Investors Turned Distressed Baltimore Neighborhoods into Profit Centers (March 29, 2023), by Sophie Kasakove and Nick Thieme, the Baltimore Banner
Tangled Titles: Philadelphia Explores Heirs' Property Solutions to Boost Generation Wealth (Apr. 8, 2022) by David Slade, The Post and Courier
Picket v. City of Cleveland (N. D. Ohio Sept. 29, 2020) (order) (FHA and Ohio disparate impact and due process claims can go forward concerning abuses regarding water billing leading to tax liens and takings)
Picket v. City of Cleveland (N.D. Ohio Dec. 18, 2019 ) (class action complaint) (various claims including FHA and Ohio disparate impact and due process concerning abuses regarding water billing leading to tax liens and takings).
Water/Color: A Study of Race and the Water Affordability Crisis in America's Cities (2019), by Coty Montag, Thurgood Marshall Institute at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
NCLC Conference Archives
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The following NCLC conference material is free to legal aid, NACA, and recent NCLC conference attendees.
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 1: Overview and Constitutional Law Issues (Mortgage Conference 2022)
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 1: Overview and Constitutional Law Issues (PowerPoint)
Notice of Post-Sale Procedures and Right of Redemption
Tax Sale as Unconstitutional Taking of Homeowner’s Equity in Property
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 2: Racial Justice Issues, Policy Solutions, Legal Defenses, and Bankruptcy Strategies (Mortgage Conference 2022)
Investing in Distress: Tax Delinquency and Predatory Tax Buying in Urban America
Nonprofit Legal Services Help Homeowners Struggling With Property Taxes Keep Their Homes
Using the FHA and ECOA to Combat Housing and Credit Discrimination (CRLC 2021)
Second Amended Complaint, Morningside Cmty. Org. v. Sabree (Mich. Wayne Cnty. Cir. Ct. Mar. 3, 2017)
Conference Videos
The following NCLC conference material is free to legal aid, NACA, and recent NCLC conference attendees.
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 1: Overview and Constitutional Law Issues (Mortgage Conference 2022)
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 1: Overview and Constitutional Law Issues (Video)
Property Tax Foreclosures, Part 2: Racial Justice Issues, Policy Solutions, Legal Defenses, and Bankruptcy Strategies (Mortgage Conference 2022)
Annual Conferences
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The Consumer Law Educational Events Series includes the nation’s preeminent in-person conferences and trainings for consumer attorneys, produced by National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA). The series provides comprehensive training regarding critical issues in consumer law, including the latest developments and trends; strategies and tactics for effectively representing your clients; and opportunities to network with and learn from the leaders in the field.
Click here for more information.
Registration is restricted to those representing consumers.
