Baltimore City Council
File #: 21-0016    Version: 0 Name: Liens and Late Charges - Installment Plans
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 1/11/2021 In control: Baltimore City Council
On agenda: Final action: 2/22/2021
Enactment #:
Title: Liens and Late Charges - Installment Plans For the purpose of authorizing that certain arrearages and liens may be paid through installment payment plan and agreement; establishing the effect of breaching an installment plan agreement; specifying the contents of the notice of an offer of an installment payment plan; specifying certain terms of the installment payment agreement; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to installment payments of certain arrearages and liens in Baltimore City.
Sponsors: Odette Ramos, Ryan Dorsey, Kristerfer Burnett, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., Danielle N. McCray, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence
Indexes: Charge , Installation, Liens, Plan
Attachments: 1. 21-0016~1st Reader
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City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: Councilmember Ramos

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Liens and Late Charges - Installment Plans
For the purpose of authorizing that certain arrearages and liens may be paid through installment payment plan and agreement; establishing the effect of breaching an installment plan agreement; specifying the contents of the notice of an offer of an installment payment plan; specifying certain terms of the installment payment agreement; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to installment payments of certain arrearages and liens in Baltimore City.
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By adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 4-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 4. Collections

§ 4-5. Installment plans.

(a) In general.

(1) The Finance Director shall offer an installment payment agreement to any person who:

(i) is in arrears for taxes, fees, or other charges owed to the City; or

(ii) has had a lien attached to the person’s property by the City as the result of arrearages for taxes, fees, or other charges owed to the City.

(2) The Director of Finance shall refer any property owner who has missed a property tax payment to the City Tax Sale Ombudsman established by § 8-6 {“City Tax Sale Ombudsman”} of this article for further payment arrangements to avoid tax sale.

(3) Execution of an installment payment agreement acceptable to the Finance Director will enable the person to:

(i) avoid tax sale and foreclosure;

(ii) avoid accrual of any applicable penalt...

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