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...
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore City Council passed several pieces of legislation Monday during the last meeting of the term. During the meeting, Mayor Brandon Scott signed into law a bill to create a special property tax increase for vacant homes. The tax increase is meant to encourage homeowners t...
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Responding to complaints, the city is targeting vacant homes to demolish. Mike Schuhreports on the success of one community in Northeast Baltimore. Residents have told City Hall to do something about vacant, decrepit homes that are eyesores in their neighborhoods. ...
State lawmakers could give Baltimore leaders more authority on vacant homes State lawmakers could give Baltimore leaders more authority on vacant homes