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Housing & Economic Development Committee

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 5:15 PM AM · Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone: #1-408-418-9388, Access code: 2331 408 5455, Password: Public, Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?MTID=mf052c50f336a960a41d8652200a3fd35

TL;DR

The Housing & Economic Development Committee discussed strategies to address Baltimore's vacant property challenges, including new tax policies and tenant protections during evictions. The meeting focused on the Mayor's $3 billion plan to tackle abandoned housing and propose changes to how vacant properties are managed and taxed.

Key Decisions

  • Vacant Property Acquisition Strategy Under Review
  • Special Property Tax Rate for Vacant Lots and Structures Proposed Ordinance
  • Tenant Property Protection during Eviction Proposed Ordinance
  • $3 Billion Vacant Housing Investment Strategy Under Legislative Oversight
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. CALL TO ORDER
  2. INTRODUCTIONS
  3. ATTENDANCE
  4. ROLL CALL
  5. ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
  6. LO25-0028 Acquisition Strategy & In Rem Filings For the purpose of: calling relevant City Agencies and Representatives, as well as 3rd party stakeholders to review and discuss the City’s policies around and implementation of the City’s strategy to acquire vacant property and conduct In Rem Filings.
    Legislative Oversight
  7. LO25-0030 Financing for Vacant & Abandoned Properties For the purpose of: calling relevant City Agencies and Representatives, as well as 3rd party stakeholders to review and discuss the City’s policies around & implementation of the financing of the Mayor’s $3 billion strategy to address vacant housing in the City.
    Legislative Oversight
  8. 25-0087 Eviction Chattels – Time Period to Reclaim FOR the purpose of requiring a landlord to retain a tenant’s property for a specified period of time under certain circumstances; requiring a certain notice be provided to a tenant upon eviction; and generally relating to eviction and a tenant’s right to reclaim personal property.
    Ordinance
  9. 25-0088 Taxes – Property Tax – Vacant Lots and Vacant Structures FOR the purpose of amending the special real property tax rate for vacant and abandoned property to include vacant lots; establishing a subclass of real property of vacant lots and vacant structures; applying a special real property tax rate to the subclass of real property; requiring the provision of notice of the special real property tax rate; providing for the promulgation of rules and regulations; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain terms; repealing certain sections of Ordinance 24-431 that ordained an abrogation date for the Ordinance; and generally relating to the special real property tax rate levied on vacant lots and vacant structures.
    Ordinance
  10. ADJOURNMENT
  11. THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC