A homeless 66-year-old grandmother is suing a city in Massachusetts for “home equity theft” after her home was seized for a tax debt and sold, but her equity in the property wasn’t refunded to her.
The legal action takes aim at what some call “home equity theft,” which is widespread in Massachusetts, according to the Sacramento, California-based Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), a public interest law firm that’s representing the woman free of charge. PLF has stated that it’s committed to ending home equity theft across the country.
