East Orange should return money it took from woman after foreclosure

East Orange foreclosed on a woman’s property and kept all $101,000 in sale proceeds, even though she owed the city far less. The New Jersey Supreme Court is now weighing whether it should return some of it.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 525

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Here’s an idea: Government officials should not steal money from their citizens.

It may seem incomprehensible that anyone would argue otherwise, but that’s precisely what happened in front of the New Jersey Supreme Court last week. Anyone concerned about government overreach should pay attention.

The court on Wednesday heard the sad case of Lynette Johnson, a woman who lost her East Orange commercial property to foreclosure and also lost all the …

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