Editorial: End law that enables state to steal property"Uri Rafaeli was behind on his property taxes by $8.41 in 2013.
And that's all it took for Oakland County to foreclose on a rental property he owned to collect the small sum and a $277 penalty.
Six months later, the county sold the property at auction for $24,500, turning a huge profit.
As hard as it is to believe, the county’s action was legal. Michigan’s General Property Tax Act requires county governments to seize property for unpaid taxes and keep the proceeds from the sale.
The size of the debt does not matter..."
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