BALTIMORE -- Baltimore's city council introduced a new bill that would create a special property tax rate increase on vacant homes to encourage owners to take better care of their property and, if necessary, allow the city to take control of these uninhabitable buildings. The bil...
In rem means the city can take control of the property in foreclosure court. Ramos said out of the 13,000 vacant properties city-wide, the city owns roughly 800. She said in order for city leaders to tackle Baltimore's vacant home crisis, the city needs to own these buildings. "The qu...
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