Legal Opinion
Coleman v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-1456PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, United States District Judge
In the District of Columbia, as in many other jurisdictions, a homeowner who fails to pay property taxes runs a great risk. A delinquent property-tax bill becomes a lien, held by the District, on the homeowner’s property. Continued failure to pay the delinquent tax bill creates the risk that the District will sell the property to satisfy the taxes. This practice of engaging in “tax sales” has long been recognized as a generally valid exercise of the government’s power to collect taxes.
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2Cases cited76 opinions
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