The Brief
- Disabled Army veteran faces foreclosure after being wrongly charged property taxes he shouldn’t owe
- Mortgage issues and rising payments worsened despite exemptions and pending refunds
- Delays and confusion leave him at risk of losing his home despite following rules
CHICAGO – A disabled U.S. Army veteran who says he followed the rules is now on the brink of losing his home, caught in a confusing web of property tax errors, mortgage complications, and delayed refunds.
Letouer Turner, 45, served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2008, including a 15-month deployment in Iraq as a gunner. He is now rated 100% service-connected disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs, meaning he is unable to work.
“I spent 15 months in Iraq… putting my life on the line,” Turner said. “To come back and lose your home over taxes you’re not even supposed to pay, it just doesn’t make sense.”…