A taxing authority does not have to give notice of an impending tax sale of charitable real estate to the state Attorney General, an appellate court in New York has ruled. It has granted motions to dismiss a challenge to the sale of 14 separate parcels of land filed by an unincorporated charitable trust. ( Turtle Island Trust v. County of Clinton , Supreme Ct., NY, App. Div., Third Dept., 2/26/15. ) Turtle Island Trust was formed to operate a community for Native Americans living in accordance with their ancestral traditions and to provide education to the public about their culture. In 2003, the Town of Altona determined that the parcels were essentially unused and therefore taxable. It...