http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/24/huffington-post-more-owners-losing-homes-because-of-unpaid-city-bills/ Reynolds Center helps journalists Cover Business Better Free training, workshops, Webinars Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism Wed, 23 May 2012 10:21:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/24/huffington-post-more-owners-losing-homes-because-of-unpaid-city-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-14379 When patients don’t pay, do local hospitals file liens on their homes? : BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:42:19 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=12375#comment-14379 [...] While you’re at the courthouse, also see whether local municipalities are filing liens to collect small amounts. As I noted in a previous post, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found a homeowner in Baltimore who lost her home because of failure to pay at $362 water bill. [...] [...] While you’re at the courthouse, also see whether local municipalities are filing liens to collect small amounts. As I noted in a previous post, the Huffington Post Investigative Fund found a homeowner in Baltimore who lost her home because of failure to pay at $362 water bill. [...]

]]> http://businessjournalism.org/2010/05/24/huffington-post-more-owners-losing-homes-because-of-unpaid-city-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-13605 From athletics to art — fresh business-story ideas from the IRE Conference : BusinessJournalism.org Reynolds Center for Business Journalism Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:44:10 +0000 http://businessjournalism.org/?p=12375#comment-13605 [...] Homeowners are losing their homes because of small debts, such as unpaid water bills. More than two dozen states sell unpaid property-tax bills and other municipal debts to investors. These investors are allowed to charge interest on the debt of up to 18 percent, plus fees. Reporter Fred Schulte at The Center for Public Integrity knows more, as does the National Tax Lien Association. [...] [...] Homeowners are losing their homes because of small debts, such as unpaid water bills. More than two dozen states sell unpaid property-tax bills and other municipal debts to investors. These investors are allowed to charge interest on the debt of up to 18 percent, plus fees. Reporter Fred Schulte at The Center for Public Integrity knows more, as does the National Tax Lien Association. [...]

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