Pung v. Isabella County · ¶38

To sum up, just compensation in the tax-sale context need not be based on a property’s fair market value. That holding answers the first question presented in Pung’s petition for certiorari. But in his merits briefing and at oral argument in this Court, Pung raised an additional argument that does not obviously fall within the scope of the first question on which he sought review. He contends that the procedure the County followed in seizing and selling his property was unfair in several respects. For one thing, he claims that the County seized more property than necessary to satisfy his tax debt. Instead of selling his house, he argues that the County should have seized his money or placed a lien on his property. He also argues that the County assumed the status of a bailee when it seized his property and violated the responsibilities that go with that status. But these arguments do…

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