Mass. residents fighting to reclaim money from city in ‘equity theft’ lawsuit [Video]

SAVINGS BACK. IT’S A REALLY WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY. THESE WOODS AND THIS HOUSE USED TO BELONG TO A MAN NAMED STEVEN WOODBRIDGE. AROUND 2019, HE STARTED TO HAVE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TOWN’S. STEVEN FELL BEHIND ON HIS TAXES, TOTALING $5,700. WITH INTEREST IN FEES, HIS DEBT INCREASED TO 54,000, WHICH HE COULDN’T PAY. IN 2019, THE CITY OF GREENFIELD FORECLOSED ON HIS HOME AND 19 ACRES OF HIS LAND. THE CITY THEN SOLD HIS HOME AND SOME OF THE LAND. FOR $270,000, AND KEPT THE PROFIT OF MORE THAN $200,000. IT WAS HIS EQUITY. HE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE IT IN THE BANK. IT WAS ALL IN THAT HOUSE. GONE. YEAH, GONE. IN ONE MORNING. GONE. ACTIVIST AL NORMAN HAS BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROCESS KNOWN AS EQUITY THEFT, HERE IN GREENFIELD FOR YEARS. I HAD SOME NEIGHBORS COME TO ME AND SAY, AL, THEY’RE TAKING OUR HOME. THEY …