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The county countered that its taking of Rafaeli's home and keeping the profits from the sale is a legitimate exercise of the government's taxing power. Government officials also argued that their keeping of proceeds from tax forfeitures was a necessary punitive measure that compels property tax payments from owners.

The Michigan justices were not persuaded.

They deemed Oakland County's stance "an exceedingly poor attempt at disguising a physical taking of property requiring just compensation as an arbitrary and disproportionate tax."

August 03, 2020 at 08:43AM
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