Baltimore CityNote: The date of the 2022 tax sale has been moved from May 16, 2022 to June 27, 2022. The City of Baltimore holds an annual tax lien certificate sale. The tax sale is used to collect delinquent real property taxes and other unpaid charges owed to the City, all of which are liens against the real property. It is a public, online auction of City lien interests on properties. The highest bidder in the auction pays the total amount of the property liens to the City and receives a tax sale certificate from the City which gives the bidder the right to obtain ownership of the property by filing a tax sale foreclosure lawsuit. The owner of the property can prevent the highest bidder from obtaining ownership by "redeeming" the property. Redemption requires the owner or an interested party, such as a mortgage holder, to reimburse the successful bidder for the amount of liens and other charges paid to the City, as well as the bidder's interest and other fees and costs set by law. If a property has not been redeemed from tax sale, the "REDEMPTION DATE" field will be blank. More information on the tax sale process can be found at: Tax Sale Information In the 2021 tax sale, Mayor Brandon Scott announced that certain properties would be exempted from the tax sale. Those properties were identified in this dataset as of May 2021. Change Log 2022-02-03 Initial Publication 2022-04-14 Updates to metadata; no changes to dataset. Data Dictionary fieldname description datatype range_of_possible_values TAX SALE YEAR The year the property was listed for tax sale. Number Starting in 2022 BIDDER NUMBER The bidder number is an identifier for the bidder in a given tax sale year. Number Numbers less than 11 are Mayor and City Council BLOCK City of Baltimore Block- Part of the primary identifier for the City the combination of Block and Lot are the parcel identifier Text LOT City of Baltimore Lot - Part of the primary identifier for the City the combination of Block and Lot are the parcel identifier Text PROPERTY ADDRESS The street address associated with Block/Lot. Text OCCUPANCY FLAG This is an indicator of occupancy. See range of possible values. Text N- Not Owner Occupied H - Owner occupied D dual use LIENS Total amount of the liens on the property. Number currency INTEREST The amount of interest accumulated on the lien. Number Currency LEGAL FEES The amount of legal fees accumulated on the lien. Number Currency MISCELLANEOUS The amount of miscellaneous fees accumulated on the lien. Number Currency TOTAL AMOUNT The total amount paid to redeem the tax sale certificate. Number Currency REDEMPTION DATE If the the property was redeemed, this is the date the tax sale certificate was redeemed. This field is empty if the certificate was not redeemed. Date Blank if property not redeemed, otherwise after January 1, 2017. REDEMPTION NAME If the the property was redeemed, the name of the individual or entity that redeemed the tax sale certificate. Text To leave feedback or ask a question about this dataset, please fill out the following form: Tax Lien Certificate Sale Properties feedback form.ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/efaf11a277fd417bbc15887fc3d627ca_0engOpen BaltimorePublicTax Lien Certificate Sale Properties [Maryland--Baltimore]Web servicesMaryland--BaltimoreMarylandLast Modified: 2023-06-30