Baltimore City Council
File #: 20-0529    Version: 0 Name: Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure and Sale - Vacant and Abandoned Property
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 5/11/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/26/2020
Enactment #: 20-393
Title: Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure and Sale - Vacant and Abandoned Property For the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance to withhold from tax sale certain real property designated by the Board of Estimates for foreclosure and sale under a certain process; authorizing the Mayor and City Council acting by and through the Department of Housing and Community Development to initiate an in rem foreclosure and sale of certain real property for delinquent taxes; authorizing the Mayor and City Council to enact certain laws authorizing in rem foreclosure and sale of certain real property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council acting by and through the Department of Housing and Community Development to commence an in rem foreclosure action; prohibiting commencing an in rem foreclosure action until tax on real property has been delinquent for a certain period and the right to appeal a certain notice has tolled; requiring certain taxes to be included in the foreclosure action; requiring any...
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Foreclosure, Property Tax
Attachments: 1. 20-0529~1st Reader, 2. HCD 20-0529, 3. HCD 20-0529 Word, 4. Planning 20-0529, 5. Law 20-0529, 6. Community Progress Letter of Support_Ordinance 20-0529_July 16 2020 Public Hearing, 7. Finance 20-0529, 8. Real Estate 20-0529 Word, 9. Community Progress Letter of Support_Ordinance 20-0529_July 16 2020 Public Hearing, 10. In Rem Legislation 20-0529, 11. TFED Meeting Agenda, 12. TFED - 20-0529 In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Bill Synopsis, 13. TFED - Hearing Notes Bill 20-0529, 14. 20-0529 Meeting Minutes, 15. 20-0529~3rd Reader, 16. Signed Ordinance 20-0529, 17. BOE Approval Sheet 20-0529
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
9/21/20200 Mayor Signed by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/17/20200 City Council Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/27/20200 City Council Held for 1 meeting  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/20/20200 City Council 3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/20/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended Favorably  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/16/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Meeting details Not available
7/6/20200 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Planning  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Real Estate  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Finance  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to Board of Estimates  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20200 The City Council Refer to City Solicitor  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/11/20200 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/11/20200 City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Housing and Community Development)

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Property Tax - In Rem Foreclosure and Sale - Vacant and Abandoned Property
For the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance to withhold from tax sale certain real property designated by the Board of Estimates for foreclosure and sale under a certain process; authorizing the Mayor and City Council acting by and through the Department of Housing and Community Development to initiate an in rem foreclosure and sale of certain real property for delinquent taxes; authorizing the Mayor and City Council to enact certain laws authorizing in rem foreclosure and sale of certain real property; authorizing the Mayor and City Council acting by and through the Department of Housing and Community Development to commence an in rem foreclosure action; prohibiting commencing an in rem foreclosure action until tax on real property has been delinquent for a certain period and the right to appeal a certain notice has tolled; requiring certain taxes to be included in the foreclosure action; requiring any foreclosure action under this subtitle be filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and that notice and a copy of the complaint be sent to each interested party within a certain period of time and in a certain manner; requiring the complaint for an in rem foreclosure to include certain information; allowing the complaint for an in rem foreclosure to be amended for certain purposes; providing that an interested party has a certain right to cure certain delinquent taxes and liens on the real property under certain circumstances; requiring a hearing on the in rem foreclosure complaint to be c...

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