Massachusetts Senate has agreed to legislation aimed at preventing the continuation of so-called home equity theft. An amendment added to the fiscal 2025 budget would eliminate a municipality's ability to take a property owner's earned equity beyond what is owed in unpaid taxes and "reasonably incurred expenses."
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At least a dozen state lawmakers have so far announced that they will not seek reelection in the fall and will instead run for another office or move on to jobs in the private sector almost none announced plans to retire.