Your post is 100% accurate,i know this because I HAVE LOST A HOME TO SEIZURE LAWS,i have a few things i'd like to point out,what happens when they seize a home is that they claim ownership from the moment seizure laws are used & the prosecutor files the paperwork,once the paperwork is filed all occupants will be evicted using the local evection laws,they will evect women & small children no matter the circumstances,they threw my wife out on the spot.
At the time of seizure & all through the process of trying to get them to stop the lein on the property the home owner is still 100% responsible to make the house payment,the time spent defending the seizure depends heavily on the amount owed on hte home,if the home can be sold by the state & turn any profit at all after the mortgage company is paid then no amount of lawyer work will get the home back,the prosecutor will spend $,150,000 of takpayer money to reap a $10,000 profit from the sale of the home,that way they look tough on crime as well as bring in income to the dept.
As for the home owners/parents getting out of any trroubler because your a tennant or because they were not aware that will noty help them,we all know that ignorance of hte law is no excuse,its also been proven that knowledge of illegal activity is not paramount when deciding on guilt,it is the home owners responsibility to be aware of all conditions in the home in which they live,the only way ignorance of illegal activity vcan be used with 100% success is if the property owner does not reside at the property in question.
In these tough economic times & with all governmentys being strapped for cash i'd say you can bet the farm that the prosecutor will seize all assets including the home,you also need to considwer this,look at how hard government is fighting to retain control over marijuana,the scare tactic info they submit to the public changes like underwear,they will do or say anything needed to retain control of this drug,they are proving aily that they are planning on fighting tooth & nail right up to the bitter end,marijuana seizures are the cash cow of government & not something they will let go without fighting to the end,with more & more people having the right to grow leghally they have allready lost great deals of cash from seizures,they are now forcing seizure laws in every possible oportunity to recoup some of these losses.
Remember this,every home that is seized pays a cop's salary for long periods,now you decide weather the government thinks your parents home looks like a juicy acqisition that will pay for police that are getting laid off daily.