question: private void confiscate ( final HousePortal portal ) { notifyIfNeeded ( portal . getOwner ( ) , "You have neglected to pay your house taxes for too long. " + "Your house has been repossessed to cover the debt to the state." ) ; logger . info ( "repossessed " + portal . getDoorId ( ) + ", which used to belong to " + portal . getOwner ( ) ) ; portal . changeLock ( ) ; portal . setOwner ( "" ) ; }
target:  Confiscate a house, and notify the owner.