COLEMAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

1:13-cv-01456

January 10, 2017
DC To Pay $1.3M To Settle Tax Lien Class Action

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
DC Told To Settle Tax Lien Suit As Judge Rips Its Defense

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
Evicted Homeowners Win Class Cert. In DC Tax Suit

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
Evicted Homeowners Challenge DC Property Tax Liens

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.