Minneapolis, Minnesota: 93-Year-Old Geraline Tyler Couldn't Pay $2,300 Tax Bill, Gov't Sold Her Home & Kept the Money.

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A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn't Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.
"This is very bad for property rights."

11 March 2022

Whether or not Geraldine Tyler will live to see the resolution of her case remains unclear. The 93-year-old left her Minneapolis condominium in 2010 after a nearby shooting and a disturbing encounter left her uneasy. But she was unable to finance both her new apartment and the property tax on her erstwhile condo, accruing $2,300 in debt. Over the course of the next five years, the government raised that debt by over 550 percent, tacking on almost $13,000 in additional penalties, fines, and interest. And when Tyler couldn't pay that, it seized her property, sold it for $40,000—and kept the ...

A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn't Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.

"This is very bad for property rights."

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