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Baltimore City reforms tax sale under agreement with Maryland Legal Aid
Baltimore City entered an agreement with Maryland Legal Aid under which it will make significant reforms to the annual tax sale.
MD Supreme Court explains decision to block ballot question on Baltimore property taxes
The Maryland Supreme Court explained its decision to block an effort to slash Baltimore City’s property tax rate via ballot question.
Md. high court upholds sheriffs’ mover, weather policies in tax sales
Sheriffs may continue to require buyers of homes at tax sales to pay for a mover to transport the personal property of those whose houses they bought, Maryland’s top court unanimously ruled Tuesday.
Court closures don’t affect interest, taxes in Maryland foreclosures
The temporary closure of Maryland courts does not spare pre-shutdown purchasers of foreclosed property from paying interest and property taxes, the court ruled.
Md. high court revives Forest Heights’ bid to expand
ANNAPOLIS – A sharply divided Maryland high court ruled Friday that a municipality wishing to expand its area must get the approval of the property-tax-paying owners of 25 percent of […]
Baltimore synagogue must pay ‘rain tax,’ appeals court rules
Requiring a Baltimore synagogue to pay a stormwater management fee imposed on city property owners does not violate the facility’s right to free exercise of religion, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled in upholding a circuit court decision.
Md. high court rules ‘date of finality’ not final date for assessing property
Saying the “date of finality” is not necessarily a final date, Maryland’s top court ruled Tuesday that property- tax assessments may be made based on the sales price of nearby, comparable homes bought after the state tax assessor’s Jan. 1 deadline for setting the assessment.
No property tax break for Baltimore businesses
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's proposed budget would keep real property taxes in the city at twice that of surrounding jurisdictions.
Mayor’s tax-reform mantra: ‘Nothing is off the table’
When it comes to reforming Baltimore’s tax structure, “nothing is off the table,” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told reporters Wednesday in announcing a new work group that will study the issue.
Rawlings-Blake: Why audit ‘broken system’?
Ten days before public hearings are to be announced on calls for auditing the city’s Finance Department, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake upped the ante in the war of words at City Hall over the proposed scrutiny.
Businesses fear huge bills from stormwater fee
ANNAPOLIS — Bill Blanchett crunched some numbers and cringed. Under legislation pending before the County Council, which would charge property owners to help pay for stormwater pollution cleanup, he’ll get […]
Small unpaid tax bills cost many their homes
WASHINGTON — The elderly and other vulnerable homeowners are losing their homes because they owe as little as a few hundred dollars in back taxes, according to a report from […]
