Christina Martin: Fighting for Homeowners’ Rights

American Heroes with Kathy Hoekstra · Feb 9, 2026 · 7m

In this episode of American Heroes, host Kathy Hoekstra sits down with Pacific Legal Foundation Senior Attorney Christina Martin to examine the fight against home equity theft—when local governments seize far more than a homeowner owes in taxes. The conversation centers on Pung v. Isabella County, a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court, where a Michigan family lost their nearly $200,000 home over a $1,600 tax that never should have been imposed. The county sold the home at a steep discount and kept the proceeds, wiping out the family’s equity.

Christina explains why cases like this…