Mackinac Center for Public Policy: Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Property Owners' Rights
September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023
MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 22 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release:
In a significant victory for property owners across the state, the Michigan Court of Appeals ended a legal loophole that allowed local governments to take home equity from individuals whose homes are seized. In a decision today in Louis Jackson v. Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization, the court rejected the city's argument that because property was sold to another government ent . . .
In a significant victory for property owners across the state, the Michigan Court of Appeals ended a legal loophole that allowed local governments to take home equity from individuals whose homes are seized. In a decision today in Louis Jackson v. Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization, the court rejected the city's argument that because property was sold to another government ent . . .