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Mayor Scott to save 454 homes from tax sales | Afro

By J. K. Schmid Special to the AFRO Mayor Brandon Scott plans to purchase hundreds of tax liens on Baltimore City homes. The action, announced in a Sept. 23 press release from the Mayor’s office, makes 454 Baltimore homes and their homeowners eligible for relief from mounting tax burdens. The plan is targeting owner-occupied residences, […]

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