Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0100    Version: 0 Name: Tax Sales - "Property to be Acquired" - Agency Coordination
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 4/14/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 1/11/2010
Enactment #:
Title: Tax Sales - "Property to be Acquired" - Agency Coordination FOR the purpose of prohibiting the tax sale of property that is designated or being considered for possible future acquisition by or on behalf of the City under a plan for development or redevelopment; requiring certain notices to and certain verifications from certain entities before a property may be advertised for tax sale; and generally relating to tax and other lien sales.
Sponsors: President Young, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch, Belinda Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Property, Tax, Tax Sales
Attachments: 1. 08-0100 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 08-0100.pdf, 3. Planning - 08-0100.pdf, 4. BDC - 08-0100.pdf, 5. DPW - 08-0100.pdf, 6. Transportation - 08-0100.pdf, 7. Real Estate - 08-0100.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL


Introduced by: Councilmember Young


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Tax Sales - "Property to be Acquired" - Agency Coordination

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the tax sale of property that is designated or being considered for possible future acquisition by or on behalf of the City under a plan for development or redevelopment; requiring certain notices to and certain verifications from certain entities before a property may be advertised for tax sale; and generally relating to tax and other lien sales.
BODY
BY renaming
Article 28 - Taxes
Subtitle 8. Tax Sales
to be
Subtitle 8. Tax and Other Lien Sales
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000

BY adding
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 8-7
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 8. Tax AND OTHER LIEN Sales


ยง 8-7. NO TAX SALE FOR "PROPERTY TO BE ACQUIRED".

(A) IN GENERAL.

PROPERTY MAY NOT BE SOLD AT TAX SALE IF IT IS DESIGNATED OR OTHERWISE BEING CONSIDERED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE ACQUISITION BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY UNDER ANY MASTER PLAN, URBAN RENEWAL PLAN, CONSERVATION PLAN, OR OTHER PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT.

(B) PRE-ADVERTISING INTRA-AGENCY NOTICE.

BEFORE...

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