U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Post-Tyler Damages in Pung v. Isabella County

Short summary

U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Pung v. Isabella County that tax foreclosure compensation is measured by auction proceeds, not hypothetical fair market value. The decision confirms local governments can conduct routine tax sales without constitutional risk of post-hoc appraisal litigation.

• •Auction proceeds, not fair market value, set the baseline for just compensation
• •Supreme Court rejected appraisal-based valuations to keep tax collection administratively feasible
• •Ruling applies historical tax-sale practice; leaves procedural fairness questions to lower courts

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