Wow. You would think they'd... call... knock on the door... something before just selling it. I don't understand, so wouldn't they have had to sell the house and then give all the money but 1.63$ back?
I do wonder though-- the guy who claims he owns their house, did he get his money back? If he bought it, he must have paid for it, and if he didn't know about the courts decision, is the govt trying to keep the house and the money?