Baltimore City - Tax Sales - Heir-Occupied Property and Registry
Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the tax collector in Baltimore City to withhold from tax sale certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property; requiring certain property occupied by an heir of a deceased owner of the property to be withheld from tax sale in Baltimore City; requiring Baltimore City to establish a registry for interested parties to designate property to be withheld from tax sale under certain provisions of law; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hart, Nicole | Baltimore City DHCD | Oral |
| FAV | Cook, Chuck | Department of Housing and Community Development | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | winkler, tamika | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Community Development Network of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Roth-Gormley, Shana | Community Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Nnamdi, Nneka | Fight Blight Bmore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kappen, Steven | Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kern, John | The SOS Fund | Oral + Written (PDF) |