Tag: Pacific Legal Foundation
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California Ends “Home Equity Theft” in Property Tax Foreclosures
California recently made an important change to its foreclosure law. When California deed holders face foreclosure on liens placed against their titles for unpaid property taxes, they would find themselves losing all their equity. It’s a practice commonly called home equity theft. From October 2025 on, California deed holders will no longer have to face…
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Bam! Deed Holder in Home Equity Theft Case Gets Help From U.S. Supreme Court
After the Supremes stepped in, Kevin Fair recovered the deed he lost to foreclosure — over a $588 debt. A Nebraskan got a gift during Christmas week: the return of his house deed. Kevin and his late spouse Terry Fair lived in one home for 25 years. It was paid off. The Fairs had always…
