Supreme Court to Hear Case on Compensation County Owes From Foreclosure

A federal appeals court rejected the petitioner’s argument that the seizing of equity in the home violated the Eighth Amendment.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court on Oct. 3 agreed to consider how the compensation a county government owes to someone whose property was foreclosed on for non-payment of taxes should be calculated.

In the case, the nation’s highest court is expected to decide if governments may retain the surplus equity of homes sold for back taxes beyond the amount of the taxes owed.