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Grandma didn't pay taxes. Now her house is focus of property rights test case

By Ana Escamilla
Published in Financial Planning
April 27, 2023
1 min read
Grandma didn't pay taxes. Now her house is focus of property rights test case

So, have you heard about the Grandma who didn’t pay taxes and now her house is at the center of a property rights test case? Basically, this grandma inherited her house in 2005 and never paid property taxes on it. She thought she didn’t have to since she was a senior citizen, but boy was she wrong! The government finally caught up with her and now they’re trying to sell her house to pay off the back taxes.

But here’s where it gets interesting - her granddaughter is now fighting back, claiming that the government is violating her property rights by trying to take her grandma’s house. The granddaughter argues that property rights are protected by the Constitution and that the government can’t just come in and take her grandma’s house without due process.

Personally, I find this case to be really intriguing. It raises a lot of questions about property rights and the government’s power to take property, even when taxes are owed. I mean, if this grandma didn’t pay property taxes on her house for years, can the government really just come in and take it away? And what about the granddaughter’s argument about property rights being protected by the Constitution? It’s definitely a tricky case, but it could have big implications for property owners and taxpayers alike.

Overall, I think this case proves that it’s always important to stay on top of your taxes, no matter how old you are! And it’s pretty wild that one little grandma’s house could become such a big test case for property rights.


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