Mayor Scott Joins Community Advocates To Promote Maryland Homeowners Property Tax Credit

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore leaders and assemblage advocates joined Tuesday to rise consciousness of the Maryland Homeowners Property Tax Credit among metropolis residents.

The taxation recognition is eligible for homeowners whose gross household income is little than $60,000. The Credit is provided based connected the magnitude by which the spot taxation exceeds a percent of the household’s income, the mayor’s bureau said.

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“The Homeowners Property Tax Credit volition beryllium captious successful helping support wealth successful the pockets of bequest homeowners and low-income families successful Baltimore,” said Mayor Brandon Scott. “I americium arrogant to spouse with Councilwoman Ramos and Councilwoman Clarke and promote Baltimoreans to inquire astir this opportunity.”

City officials privation susceptible residents, peculiarly bequest homeowners, to use for the recognition to debar their homes going to taxation sale.

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“This is truthful important for homeowners. I americium volunteering with the Councilwoman to get the citizens successful our territory signed up for the taxation credit,” said former Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke. “The recognition is 1 mode to debar losing homeownership successful Baltimore”

“As you each know, we person been continuing our enactment to betterment taxation merchantability and forestall radical from entering taxation sale. This is an astonishing instrumentality to guarantee that homeowners tin trim their spot taxation debt,” said City Councilwoman Odette Ramos.

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The deadline to use is October 1. Here’s however you tin use for the taxation credit.

• Community Action Partnership (CAP) centers
• Call the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition’s Securing Older Adult Resources Program (SOAR) taxation recognition hotline astatine 443-961-6220
• Apply online astatine bit.ly/mdhomeowners
• Get copies of the exertion from your section Enoch Pratt Free Library.

CBS Baltimore Staff