A 91-year-old Black woman in Philadelphia faces eviction in rare tax lien case

At 91 years old, Gloria Gaynor spends her days in a hospital bed inside the home she’s lived in for years. Now, her family says she may soon be forced out of it.

The Delaware County woman— just outside Philadelphia—is facing eviction after her home was sold through a tax lien sale, a process her family says was triggered by an unpaid property tax bill during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The buyers have notified the family that they intend to take possession of the property, potentially with assistance from the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, according to ABC 6.

“She’s in a hospital bed,” said Gaynor’s daughter, Jackie Davis. “Are they going to lift the bed up with her in it and take her and put her on the steps?”…

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