Although there will be no registration fee, registration will be required to participate in the assignment sale. Registration forms can be obtained at the Municipal Office Bldg., 200 Holliday Street, Room #1 or by calling 410-396-3987 and selecting option 2. You can also make you request by e-mail at baltimorecitycollections@baltimorecity.gov.

The certificates will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Each individual will be allowed to purchase up to ten certificates at one time.

Payment in the form of cash, certified/bank check or money/postal order is expected at the time of purchase.

PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

In addition to appearing on the City's website, this listing will also be available for purchase in the lobby of the Municipal Office Building located at 200 Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The fee will be $4.00.

Information regarding the Sealed Bid Auction will be available on Monday, July 1, 2002.

Note: Mayor and City Council Certificates not purchased on June 3, 2002 will still be available for assignment thereafter based on availability. Please contact the Tax Sale office at 410-361-9062.

A subsequent auction of bundled properties, cited by the City as vacant and abandoned properties, shall be conducted by sealed bid. Interested parties should contact the City's Tax Sale Unit after June 30, 2002 for additional information regarding the terms of the sealed bid auction. The list includes all properties that will be offered either at public auction or through the sealed bid auction.

The terms of the sale are that the purchaser shall pay the undersigned on the day of the sale, the amount of taxes and other municipal liens due on the property together with interest and penalties thereon and all costs and the amount of the high bid premium if applicable. The balance of the purchase price is to be paid upon delivery of the deed.

• Redemption interest remains at 18% for the 2002 Tax Sale.
• Leasehold interests only will be offered on all properties subject to ground rents.

Purchasers are required by law to file a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City to foreclose the right of redemption. This Complaint cannot be filed until the expiration of six (6) months from the date of sale and must be filed within two (2) years from the date of the Certificate of Sale issued by the Director of Finance, except with respect to any property which was cited as vacant and abandoned ("unfit for human habitation") on a Baltimore City Building Code violation notice outstanding on the date of sale. Foreclosure proceedings on all properties cited as vacant and abandoned must be filed within three (3) months of the date of the certificate of sale and, unless granted an extension by the court, must secure a decree within 18 months from the date of filing of the foreclosure proceedings. Failure to file timely will cause the certificate to revert to the Mayor and City Council and shall become void as to the private purchaser. Persons who are holding certificates on properties certified by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore as requiring substantial repairs may, at any time after 60 days from the date of sale, file a complaint to foreclose all right of redemption.

The block and lot numbers before the size of each property hereinafter set forth in the notice refer to the tax plats of the City of Baltimore, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Construction Management, Surveys and Records Division, Property Location Section, on file in said section, Room 6, 200 Holliday Street, Municipal Building, Baltimore, Maryland where these plats may be examined by anyone interested therein, and to which reference is made for a more detailed description.

Certain of the listed properties may be later subject to additional liens due to pending work orders, which have been issued to correct various building violations. Since in most cases, the work has not been completed and not all the charges have been billed, it has been impossible to include these charges in the total liens due at this time. However, it is the responsibility of the foreclosing party to pay all outstanding liens regardless of whether they pre or post date the Tax Sale.

Partial Payments--While periodic payments may have been made to the Director of Finance to pay taxes and other municipal liens due, the amount accumulated may not be sufficient to prevent the property from appearing in the Tax Sale.

Peggy J. Watson /Director of Finance