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I’ve had this explained to me before but I can never fully understand the constitutionality civil forfeiture.

I get a yearly letter from county Treasurer demanding I pay them to avoid having my private, not commercial, house stolen. Government asset seizure is widespread.

When you bought your house in that place you agreed to pay that tax. You could have bought it somewhere else (with fewer services or job opportunities). I'm not disagreeing that it sucks, but you could just move to rural Mexico and not have to deal with your county treasurer.

>> you agreed to pay that tax.

It is not in seller's disclosure. It is not a recorded lien against the property. I did not sign a services contract with county. Most everbody pays the bill because government power.

wait a moment. do they auction the house and just keep the unpaid taxes or do they keep 100% of it?

They sell the "tax debt". After some time the purchaser of the debt paper can ask Treasurer to make a special deed for the whole property. Poof it's all gone.

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