by Jaclyn Jones | Oct 18, 2017 | News, PBRC Press Releases, Tax Sale Project
Rising Star Award Congratulations to the Director of PBRC’s Home Preservation Project, Margaret Henn, for her selection as Maryland Legal Services Corporation’s Rising Star! The Rising Star Award is presented to an attorney who has practiced law for...
by GABRIEL SEIDEN | Feb 5, 2015 | PBRC Op-ED, Tax Sale Project
In Baltimore City, a homeowner can lose her home through tax sale foreclosure for as little as $250 in delinquent property taxes or $350 in delinquent water bills. Unlike a mortgage foreclosure, a homeowner generally receives no compensation for loss of equity, even...
by GABRIEL SEIDEN | Oct 29, 2014 | Tax Sale Project
Nonprofit advocates have been laser-focused on preventing bank and mortgage company foreclosures, but homeowners can lose their homes to municipal government authorities due to unpaid taxes just as easily. The Baltimore-based Abell Foundation recently issued a report...
by GABRIEL SEIDEN | Oct 27, 2014 | Tax Sale Project
Homeowners in Baltimore can lose their houses for as little as $250 in unpaid taxes — a threshold far lower than in other cities — according to a new Abell Foundation report that urges a change in the practice. The report calls on Baltimore officials and the Maryland...
