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Podcast: Come and Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast
Episode: Christina Martin on Home Equity Theft
Description: Christina Martin, Senior Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, joins us to talk about what she calls "home equity theft" – the practice in some states of a taxing jurisdiction foreclosing on a tax lien and, in the process, forfeiting all the owner's remaining equity in the property - no matter how small the tax lien or how large the remaining equity. The most vulnerable in our society are also the most likely victims. Ms. Martin discusses where this happens, why it happens, and why she is motivated to stop it.  Please share your thoughts on the show or th...