The downstream effect here is that if the state cannot seize your equity when you default on taxes then a lender cannot seize your equity when you default on a mortgage.
So look for the banks and the Fed to weigh in on this.
“The downstream effect here is that if the state cannot seize your equity when you default on taxes then a lender cannot seize your equity when you default on a mortgage.”
Not the issue here. The issue is returning equity after the sale.