Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Mossafa
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 2003PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
In this case we consider whether the procedures used by a county to foreclose on a property following a tax delinquency satisfied constitutional due process even though the owner never actually learned about the proceeding. We conclude that due process was satisfied.
I
In 1983, appellant purchased the property at issue, a residential vacant lot of about 20 acres located in the Town of Newburgh, Orange County. Appellant reported her address as Blaisdell Road, Orangeburg, New York on a form she filed with the County Clerk, who forwarded a copy to the Town Assessor. It…
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- Akey v. Clinton CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
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