{
  "id": 9783591,
  "title": "Michigan family lost $194,400 home over $2,242 tax bill; Supreme Court steps in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/michigan-family-lost-194-400-home-over-2-242-tax-bill-supreme-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:16:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-michigan-family-lost-a-home-assessed-at-194400-over-a-disputed-2242-property-tax-bill-the-county-sold-it-for-76008-the-buyer-resold-it-for-195000-and-the-supreme-court-vacated-the-lower-ruling-in-2026/articleshow/134487034.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States Supreme Court has made a landmark decision stating that tax sale compensation must be based on the auction price rather than the assessed value of a property. A family in Michigan, burdened with a $2,241.93 tax debt, faced foreclosure despite their home being valued at $194,400. With the auction yielding only $76,008, the family is rightfully awarded the remaining $73,766.07,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}