A state Assembly Democrat asks colleagues to support two bills to discourage abuses at sheriff’s sales where foreclosed homes are sold. Milwaukee Representative Evan Goyke (goy’kee) has proposed measures to ban people from buying foreclosed homes if they owe past due taxes and fines of building code violations. The Journal Sentinel says landlord Todd Brunner won auctions for hundreds of homes, and he once bragged about boosting his bids if he saw someone unfamiliar trying to buy the same properties. The second bill would put the sheriff’s sales online instead of in public buildings where Milwaukee Senate Democrat LaTonya Johnson says new buyers can be intimidated if they’re just looking for fixer uppers — and Johnson and Senate Republican Luther Olsen of Ripon are the bill’s main sponsors. Oostburg Assembly Republican Terry Katsma also plans to sponsor the ban on purchases for those owing taxes and fines, saying it would boost competition.
Lawmakers Seek To Encourage New, More Buyers At Foreclosure Sales
Nov 2, 2017 | 3:12 PM
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