#tax-lien-sale

#tax-lien-sale

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.

The process of selling tax liens is considered predatory, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities, particularly in Brooklyn, where homeowners are often 'house rich and cash poor.'