Wentworth v. Town of Acton (In Re Wentworth)

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• holding that satisfaction of tax lien of $1,515 did not deliver reasonably equivalent value for transfer of property with a market value of $20,700
• concluding that BFP inapplicable to Maine's tax foreclosure procedure without competitive bidding, explaining that the value of a tax lien bears no relation to the value of a property
• setting aside the transfer of property worth $20,700 to satisfy a tax lien of $1,515.63
• setting aside the transfer of property worth $20,700 to satisfy a tax lien of $1,515.63
• “While the forced sale price may be legitimate evidence of the property’s value, the amount of a tax lien is no evidence whatsoever of the property’s value.”

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