Tax Sales DMV

Baltimore City Tax Sale Information

Link: https://taxsale.baltimorecity.gov/real-property-tax-bills 

The City mails real property tax bills on July 1 each year.  They are due when issued but the City allows a discount of ½ percent if paid on or before July 31. 

State law permits real property taxes on owner-occupied residences and some small business to be paid in two equal installments, the first payment due in July and the last payment before January 1.  A small service fee is added to the second installment. 

Tax information, including open balances and the address where the City mails an owner’s bill, is available online at BaltimoreCity.gov, by calling 410-396-3987, or by visiting Counter 2 in the Wolman Municipal Building, 200 Holliday St., and any weekday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  

Tax Sale

If taxes on non-owner occupied properties remain delinquent by at least $250, or by at least $750 for owner-occupied residences, then the property becomes eligible for inclusion in the next annual tax sale. The property owner will receive a Final Bill and Legal Notice by mail from the City in early February.

Each year, Baltimore City sells homeowners’ unpaid city bills (liens) to outside bidders who then charge interest and fees, allowable under state law, to property owners. The Tax Sale will take place around May 15th. The last day to pay overdue bills to avoid tax sale is April 28, 2023.