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SDAT recounts Baltimore City vacant-land reassessments; members press for PTAB transparency
Summary
At the Jan. 22 Ways and Means briefing, SDAT Director Bob Yeager described a targeted vacant-land reassessment in Baltimore City that raised many assessed values but noted more than half of identified parcels were tax-exempt; legislators pressed SDAT about transparency in PTAB appeal hearings and whether decision-making could be more open to appellants.
During a Jan. 22 briefing to the Ways and Means Committee, State Department of Assessments and Taxation Director Bob Yeager described a targeted vacant-land reassessment initiative in Baltimore City and answered lawmakers’ questions about appeals transparency.
Yeager said SDAT used the group-2 reassessment cycle to identify and reassess vacant land in Baltimore City. "We went out and identified the property... and that has become a priority," he said, adding…
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