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  • 01-01-2001 12:00 AM

    2007 House Bill 4137 (Ban foreclosure on elderly or disabled property tax delinquents )

    Introduced in the House on January 25, 2007

    Click here to view bill details.
  • 01-30-2007 10:36 PM In reply to

    Definitely should be law!

    Snior and disabled should not have to worry about this-EVER!
  • 01-31-2007 1:16 AM In reply to

    Pass this one on!

    We should pass this on to friends and family to send their support. This should be law without a doubt. A person works hard all their life and then becomes disabled or elderly and poof - everything is taken by the government. Yes, make this a law for sure!!!!!
  • 01-31-2007 2:04 PM In reply to

    Read this before you support it

    Have you read this bill? What it does is have the State pay the taxes and get a lien on the property equal to the taxes paid -- a first lien. True, a property wouldn't be foreclosed, but it couldn't be sold without paying the state lien. So instead of being able to work with family, church or the local county treasurer to get an extension so the taxes can be paid, the state steps in, pays the taxes and becomes a lien holder on the property -- up to 90% of their equity can be lost to the state under this bill. I'm not sure it's such a good thing. Under current law, property owned by people living in financial hardships or owned by mentally or physically disabled peopld can be withheld from foreclosure while payments are worked out. I'm not sure it's better to eliminate that local contact and replace it with a one-size-fits all Statewide solution.
  • 02-02-2007 3:21 PM In reply to

    Very good idea...

    I'm 67--guess I'm in the senior bracket. As of the next tax due date, I just stop paying my taxes. Deal? Sounds OK to me!!
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