Supreme Court leans in favor of property rights for homeowners in disputed cases.

The US Supreme Court heard the case of a 94-year-old Minneapolis grandmother whose condominium was seized for failure to pay property taxes. Minnesota is one of 20 states that handle the sale of such defaulted properties without sharing the proceeds with the previous owner when the property is sold. The court appeared to tilt strongly towards the grandmother, with the justices questioning the constitutionality of the county keeping the $25,000 surplus over the amount owed in back taxes. A decision is expected by the end of the current Supreme Court term this summer.