So the owner goes delinquent on taxes for a year, then gets multiple notices that a tax sale will take place, then the tax sale takes place, then they have six

So the owner goes delinquent on taxes for a year, then gets multiple notices that a tax sale will take place, then the tax sale takes place, then they have six MORE months to make good on the bill... then a hideous, unforeseen tragedy takes their home away overnight. That's why the examples are all of people who were absent or had medical problems - because there are multiple opportunities to correct the problem.