A new report has found a vulnerable senior in Penticton, B.C., lost her home and hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity after the city auctioned off her house — for a third of its assessed value — over just $10,000 in unpaid property taxes.
The provincial ombudsperson’s review published Wednesday found the woman, referred to as Ms. Wilson, had the money to pay off her taxes, but health concerns meant she needed help to submit the payments.
The city, it said, didn’t communicate clearly with Wilson about what she stood to lose and didn’t make an effort to find out if she needed help before proceeding to sell her
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