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New York City
fromCity Limits
6 months ago

Opinion: New York City's Tax Lien Sale is Harmful to Vulnerable Homeowners

New York City's tax lien sale puts thousands of small, often elderly and minority homeowners at risk of foreclosure and displacement over small unpaid bills.
fromHouse Digest
6 months ago

Is It Possible To Lose Your Home Over An Unpaid Water Bill? - House Digest

Imagine working decades to pay off your mortgage only to find out your home was sold right out from under you - and all because you hadn't paid a water bill, which you didn't even know you owed. As impossible as this might sound, such nightmares do happen. In many municipalities across the country, a delinquent bill - even for a few hundred dollars - can put your home at risk of being foreclosed.
Real estate
New York City
fromNew York Amsterdam News
9 months ago

Brooklyn politicians push back after overdue water bill snag leaves Black homeowner foreclosed

Brooklyn homeowner lost his fully paid East Flatbush home and tenants through a tax lien sale triggered by a $5,000 past-due water bill.
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