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What is the name of your state? FL
I have a hypothetical question that has been posed in an ethics class. It involves a person that inherits a home from her father's estate at his passing. She moves in and recieves a notice from the county concerning taxes owed for an alleged business she is running in the home. She writes the county and tells them that she never has run a business from her home. She recieves several other notifications which she throws away. The county places a lien on the house and eventually evicts her and forcloses on the house.
The house is sold at auction for to a gentleman who moves in his family. The house is appraised at double the price that he purchased the home for.
The person that inherited the home, hires a laywer and the lien on the home is found to be false as claimed by the person in her origional letter. The current owner is willing to sell the home at the appraised value (double what he bought it for).
I am wondering if there are any legal issues I should consider in arguing the ethics of a possible solution.
Would the gentleman that purchased the home have a claim to it if he bought it in good faith from the county? And can he refuse to sell it back to the county unless they pay the appraised value?
If the woman didn't file a law suit until after the home was resold, does she have any recourse?
If the owner is within his rights to keep the house, is the county responsible for buying it back for the origional owner who should not have been evicted?
It is hard to discuss this issue without first knowing who might have a legal stand. Because it is hypothetical, it is fine to use Florida or any other state to discuss this case.
Thanks for the help.
I have a hypothetical question that has been posed in an ethics class. It involves a person that inherits a home from her father's estate at his passing. She moves in and recieves a notice from the county concerning taxes owed for an alleged business she is running in the home. She writes the county and tells them that she never has run a business from her home. She recieves several other notifications which she throws away. The county places a lien on the house and eventually evicts her and forcloses on the house.
The house is sold at auction for to a gentleman who moves in his family. The house is appraised at double the price that he purchased the home for.
The person that inherited the home, hires a laywer and the lien on the home is found to be false as claimed by the person in her origional letter. The current owner is willing to sell the home at the appraised value (double what he bought it for).
I am wondering if there are any legal issues I should consider in arguing the ethics of a possible solution.
Would the gentleman that purchased the home have a claim to it if he bought it in good faith from the county? And can he refuse to sell it back to the county unless they pay the appraised value?
If the woman didn't file a law suit until after the home was resold, does she have any recourse?
If the owner is within his rights to keep the house, is the county responsible for buying it back for the origional owner who should not have been evicted?
It is hard to discuss this issue without first knowing who might have a legal stand. Because it is hypothetical, it is fine to use Florida or any other state to discuss this case.
Thanks for the help.