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The Home Foreclosures Bill
North Dakota bill stops home tax foreclosures, offers credit
The primary residence credit, setoff of income tax refunds for payment of delinquent real property and special assessment taxes, and eliminating foreclosure of tax liens for primary residential property; to provide an effective date; to provide an expiration date; and to declare an emergency.
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would help people keep their homes by stopping tax foreclosures and giving a tax credit, making it easier to pay property taxes.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill tried to help North Dakota homeowners by making it harder for them to lose their primary home over unpaid property taxes. It also would have given them a tax credit. While this bill did not pass, it shows that some lawmakers want to protect people from losing their homes due to tax issues. If similar bills come up again, it will be important for people to speak up about whether they think the state should be able to take someone's home for unpaid taxes, or if there are better ways to collect what is owed.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill would create a special tax credit for primary homes.
- It would stop the state from taking primary homes for unpaid property taxes.
- The state could collect unpaid property taxes by taking money from income tax refunds instead.
- The bill was introduced but failed to pass in the legislature.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Mike Schatz (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- James Kasper (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Ben Koppelman (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Andrew Marschall (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Daniel Johnston (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jeff Hoverson (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jay Fisher (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Dori Hauck (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
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