The heated debate over whether counties should be allowed to sell delinquent property tax liens to private collection companies reached a boiling point on Today in Ohio this week, with hosts mostly applauding lawmakers for introducing legislation to ban the practice statewide.

The timing couldn’t be more pointed—merely three days after Cuyahoga County announced plans to sell up to $40 million in unpaid property taxes to a private collection company, Republican Representative David Thomas from Ashtabula County and Democratic Representative Daniel Troy from Willoughby Hills introduced a bill that would outlaw the practice entirely.

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