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Cloudy deeds present financial challenges to families and can result in vacant homes.

Two bills from Councilwoman Odette Ramos aim to reduce the number of Baltimoreans whose homes go to tax sale by creating a property tax payment plan and mandating that finance officials release a report outlining how they will address problems within the tax lien sale system.

Mayor Brandon Scott announced Thursday the creation of a tax sale task force, which he said will study short- and long-term strategies to reform the annual event, in which Baltimore sells outstanding property tax liens to third-party investors who may charge homeowners steep interest rates and eventually could pursue foreclose on their homes.

Mayor Brandon Scott is encouraging eligible Baltimore residents to apply for the Maryland Property Tax Credit, three weeks ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline.

Mayor Brandon Scott will remove the vast majority of owner-occupied properties from Baltimore City’s tax sale list, after housing advocates demanded a clear-cut plan as the annual event’s May 17 date nears.

Mayor Brandon Scott has said he will try to remove owner-occupied properties from Baltimore's tax sale. But as of early April, 3,190 owner-occupied properties remain on the tax sale list, which is slated for May 17 — and activists' anxiety is growing.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott used his first State of the City speech Thursday night to announce several major new initiatives, address challenges and tout his accomplishments throughout his first 100 days in office.

Members of the Baltimore City Council have asked Mayor Brandon Scott to either remove homeowners from the city’s upcoming tax sale list or postpone the…

Baltimore Mayor Jack Young signed a bill into law Monday morning that would protect vulnerable residents from losing their homes to the city’s annual tax…