PBRC in the News: Mayor Scott extends protection from ‘predatory’ tax sale, but some want more

PBRC in the News

Allison Harris, Director of PBRC's Home Preservation Project, and Margaret Henn, Deputy Director of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, were featured in The Baltimore Banner discussing the state of Baltimore's entrenched and predatory tax sale system.

“In a February letter, Harris and Henn said that an overwhelmingly majority of their tax sale prevention clients are Black, and about 70% either live with a disability or are older adults. They said while they have pushed the city repeatedly to institute a payment plan policy, their pleas have been met with resistance due to citywide “tech issues” that may not be solved for another few years.”

Read more about the recommendations city housing advocates have for how real change can be brought to Baltimore's tax sale system: Mayor Brandon Scott extends protection from tax sale, but some want more - The Baltimore Banner.