Supreme Court Rules Michigan County Must Return Surplus Funds from Tax Foreclosure Sale, Remands Case for Further Review

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a Michigan family is not entitled to compensation based on the fair market value of a home lost in a tax foreclosure, but sent the case back to a lower court to determine whether county officials seized more property than necessary to satisfy a $2,242 tax debt, affirming the principle of returning surplus proceeds.