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Delegate Delia Kaiser seeks heirs protection program to prevent tax‑sale loss of inherited homes
Summary
Delegate Delia Kaiser introduced HB 11‑48 to create an heirs protection program that would connect people who inherit property to homeowners/homestead tax credits and help prevent tax‑sale loss; legal aid and volunteer lawyers testified with case examples while the Baltimore County Register of Wills urged coordination with probate law.
Delia Kaiser, the bill sponsor, told the Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 11‑48 would create an heirs protection program to ensure people who inherit family homes know about and can access existing homeowners and homestead tax credits and avoid losing property in tax sales. "This is just one extension of it," Kaiser said, arguing the measure will "keep people in their homes" and improve equity and customer service.
Why it matters: Supporters said the program fixes gaps that can leave adult children or other heirs unaware of arrears or eligibility for credits. "We represented somebody in Howard County…a property worth over a half‑million dollars was at risk of being sold at…
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