SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (WOWT) – A major weight was lifted off the shoulders of a Nebraskan this month. His case of injustice went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
First Alert 6 Investigates has been following Kevin Fair’s legal trail for years. But just as his case finally came to an end, his health took a major turn and he needs a different sort of help: legal help.
Fair and his wife lived in their Scottsbluff, Neb., home for nearly 30 years. In fact, they had paid it off. It was worth $60,000, according to the assessor.
But when Fair got sick, they fell behind on the property taxes, to the tune of $588.
Nebraska law allowed a private investor to eventually pay off the tax debt with Scottsbluff County — and take over ownership.