Tax Sale

• B.C. town apologizes after selling man’s property for taxes owed

  Anthony Brent Morgan, 57, has been awarded $352,316 from a B.C. Supreme Court Judge who found he’d unfairly lost out on market gains after Spallumcheen offloaded his property.

  Money

  May 12, 2022
  
• Penticton city council votes to pay $140K in compensation to woman who lost home in tax sale

  B.C.’s ombudsperson was pleased with the decision, stating ‘this outcome clearly demonstrates that it’s never too late to do the right thing.’

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
  
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• Scathing report issued after City of Penticton sells vulnerable woman’s home to pay $10K tax bill

  The B.C. ombudsperson says the city sold the woman’s home for $150,000, though the fair market value was $420,000.

  Consumer

  Dec 8, 2021
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• Kelowna’s most valuable home removed from tax sale list, dozens remain

  There are now 38 properties remaining on the tax sale list in Kelowna as the owners are in arrears for failure to pay property taxes.

  Sep 13, 2019