Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions
State of MarylandMarylandRequiring the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to develop a process to allow a homeowner to designate a family member or another representative of the homeowner to communicate and work with the Ombudsman on the homeowner's behalf; requiring the dwelling of a homeowner to be withheld from tax sale if the homeowner has a documented terminal illness or medical hardship; increasing the maximum value of a dwelling that a homeowner may reside in and be eligible for the Homeowner Protection Program to $450,000; etc.
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- May 26, 2026
- 170 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Delegates
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
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Bill details
- Last action
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 777 · May 26, 2026
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Recorded votes
Subjects
- Taxes - Property
- Agents and Brokers
- Assessments
- Assessments and Taxation, Department of
- Baltimore City
- Counties
- Evidence
- kinship
- Medical Conditions
- Ombudsmen
- Residential Property
- Rules and Regulations
- Tax Sales
- Applicants and Applications
- Classifications and Designations
- Health, Department of
- Time
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