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Delegate Long proposes study and moratorium on Baltimore County residential assessment increases, county warns of large revenue losses
Summary
Delegate Long introduced HB 791 to review assessment methodology and consider a moratorium on assessment increases, citing rising foreclosure concerns; the Baltimore County executive office opposed the bill, estimating an FY27 loss of about $70 million in residential assessment revenue.
Delegate Nick Long (sponsor) presented House Bill 791 to the Baltimore County House Delegation, arguing that current assessment practices are not reflecting market realities amid low housing inventory and that rising assessed values are contributing to foreclosure pressures in the county.
"There's not enough inventory on the market right now to actually show the real value," Long said, adding that fierce bidding and…
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