Garnell Walls v. Prince George’s County, et al.
Marylander asks SCOTUS to step in after Fourth Circuit demands he petition county legislature before it will hear his lawsuit
Walls' petition argues that the government cannot use the legislative process as an excuse to bar property owners from the courts.
Tedford’s Tenancy, LLC v. City of New York
Retirees challenge New York rent control law as violation of their Fifth Amendment rights
The Ciners argue that the government cannot use administrative technicalities to bar property owners from accessing the courts.
Majestic Realty Co., et al. v. Alex Salazar
Cert petition challenges California’s compelled speech requirement
The owners of two California malls are petitioning the United States Supreme Court to strike down California’s compelled speech requirement.
Natural Lands, LLC v. City of Boca Raton
Florida property owner asks Supreme Court to protect right to a fair hearing in federal court
Natural Lands petitioned the Supreme Court to take the case and affirm that you can seek relief in federal court when the government violates your right to due process, even if you have not exhausted every potential state-level procedure.
Michael Pung v. Isabella County
County seizes family home over tax bill that was never owed
The Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit Court’s ruling against the Pungs, sending their home equity theft case back to the lower court.
Faytima Howard v. Macomb County
Michigan woman asks Supreme Court to end state's home equity theft work-around
The county sold her home at auction for $499,007—nearly twenty times what she owed. Under the Constitution's Takings Clause, as the Supreme Court confirmed in Tyler v. Hennepin County, the government must pay property owners for any excess value beyond the debt owed.
Kari Beeman, et al., Petitioners v. Muskegon County Treasurer
Michigan property owners challenge unconstitutional home equity theft claims process
Kari only learned she could claim the surplus proceeds after a lawyer contacted her. Although she tried to follow the State’s labyrinthine process, it failed her—and enriched the government at her expense—in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Johanna McGee v. Alger County Treasurer
Fighting home equity theft in Michigan’s unlawful claims process
Forcing property owners to chase down their own money through processes that are designed to fail only traps people into accidentally waiving their rights. The Michigan and United States Constitutions demand that government pay the owner for extra property it takes, at a minimum, by selling the property and returning any surplus to former owners. No matter what claim processes lawmakers put on the books, once a government takes property, government is duty-bound to pay for it.
Koetter v. Manistee County Treasurer
Fighting home equity theft in Michigan’s unlawful claims process
Forcing property owners to chase down their own money through processes that are designed to fail only traps people into accidentally waiving their rights. The Michigan and United States Constitutions demand that government pay the owner for extra property it takes, at a minimum, by selling the property and returning any surplus to former owners. No matter what claim processes lawmakers put on the books, once a government takes property, government is duty-bound to pay for it.