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Committee advances bill to let Baltimore homeowners enroll in residential property tax payment plans
Summary
The Budget & Appropriations Committee voted favorably to advance Council Bill 26-0152, which would allow structured installment payment plans for residential property tax arrears; Finance said about 27,592 properties are eligible, PromisePay will administer signups under an $800,000 contract, and compliant enrollees would be removed from tax sale.
The Baltimore City Budget & Appropriations Committee on April 14 voted to move Council Bill 26-0152 — which would authorize installment payment plans for residential property tax arrears — to second reading on April 27.
Sponsor Councilwoman Ramos said the measure is meant to stabilize homeowners and help avoid tax sale, noting it covers all residential properties, including heir-occupied and rental units. "This is one of the many tools to address that issue," Ramos told the committee as she described the bill’s goal of enabling residents to resolve arrears while maintaining homeownership.
Michael Moxton, director of the Department of Finance, told the committee about program mechanics and scope: roughly 27,592 properties would be eligible, the average balance is about $6,492.82, and about 24 percent of eligible properties are owner-occupied. Moxton said most eligible…
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