Normally when you buy a house, you don’t want a home with any outstanding liens against it. That’s also why you pay for a title company. But what happens to those houses with outstanding taxes? You ...

The tax lien sale deadline has been extended by two weeks, giving thousands of New Yorkers more time to take action avoid potential foreclosures on their homes. On Thursday, the Department of Finance ...

A public hearing on New York City’s controversial tax lien sale took a turn recently when protesters rushed the speaking area, chanting for task force members to “do your jobs, stop the sale that ...

More than 400 parcels in Montgomery County owned by churches and other nonprofits are delinquent in payments to the county, according to an analysis of the county tax roll by the Dayton Daily News.

“The city sells the lien sale as a financial enforcement tool, but ignores the fact that it is a pipeline to the affordable housing crisis.” A protestor at City Hall in 2023, calling for the end of ...

As the city prepares to hold the controversial tax lien sale for the first time since before the pandemic hit, housing advocates are warning that the program disproportionately targets Brooklyn’s most ...

New York City’s Department of Finance has delayed its rekindled tax lien sale by two weeks. Instead of beginning on May 20, the sale is now set to commence June 3, giving homeowners more time to ...

The city is zeroing in on a plan to reinstate tax lien sales but with more protections so property owners don’t end up in foreclosure. City Council member Justin Brannan plans to introduce a bill ...

A summer weekend proved a good opportunity for the City Council to revive the tax lien sale. On Sunday, a day before the city’s fiscal year began, the body approved a $112.4 billion budget. Your ...

As the city prepares to hold the controversial tax lien sale for the first time since before the pandemic hit, housing advocates are warning that the program disproportionately targets Brooklyn’s most ...