January 10, 2017
The District of Columbia reached a settlement Tuesday, pending court approval, under which it will fork over up to $1.3 million to settle a class action launched by a veteran who lost his home over an unpaid $134 property tax bill, according to the class attorney.
January 28, 2016
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday advised the District of Columbia to settle a class action from roughly 34 residents challenging the city's century-old tax lien program, indicating he was "inclined" to deny its last defense that the residents forfeited property interests during tax sales.
April 14, 2015
A Washington federal judge on Monday certified a class of roughly 34 residents in a suit challenging the District of Columbia's century-old tax lien program, granting a motion brought by an estate and a veteran who lost his home over a $134 property tax bill.
September 25, 2013
The veteran who became a symbol of the District of Columbia's abusive tax collection system when he lost his home over a $134 bill filed a putative class action in Washington federal court Tuesday, seeking to strike down the district's century-old tax lien program, alleging that it violates the Fifth Amendment.