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Introduced Session

AN ACT concerning Baltimore City - Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish an installment payment program for taxes in arrears on owner-occupied residential property; authorizing the Mayor of Baltimore City to cancel the annual tax sale; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to establish a program to divert owner-occupied residential property from the private tax lien sale process into an alternative program for the payment of taxes in arrears; authorizing the collector of taxes in Baltimore City to withhold any owner-occupied residential property from tax sale; authorizing Baltimore City to conduct a judicial in rem foreclosure and sale of owner-occupied residential property on which the taxes are in arrears under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures for an in rem foreclosure and sale; and generally relating to the collection of unpaid property taxes in Baltimore City. BY adding to Article - Tax - Property Section 10-209 and 14-811(b)(4); and 14-894 to be under the new part “Part VIII. Baltimore City Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure for Owner-Occupied Residential Property” Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Tax - Property Underlining indicates amendments to bill. Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by amendment. SENATE BILL 766 Section 14-801(d) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Tax - Property Section 14-808(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

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Jill Carter (D)*, 

House Ways and Means Hearing (13:00:00 3/28/2023 ) (on 03/28/2023)

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