The city’s controversial tax lien sale expires Monday. Absent legislation to create a new program or renew the existing one, a group of activists and elected officials have proposed abolishing the ...

The city’s highly controversial “tax lien sale” expired on Monday, but the future is uncertain for a program long derided as predatory towards communities of color, particularly those who have built ...

The city’s highly controversial tax lien sale program expired on Monday, but the future is uncertain for a practice long derided as predatory towards communities of color, particularly those who have ...

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 ...

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 ...

In New York City, tiny, vulnerable, nonprofit organizations too often lose the real estate they own to for-profit developers. These unjustifiable losses are a complete mix-up of city and state tax ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

Glen Wolyner knew he was way behind on his property taxes. The debt had snowballed after a perfect storm that included a cancer diagnosis and a steep drop in his consulting work during the pandemic.

The Lake County Treasurer’s Office has announced the completion of the 2022 Lake County tax lien sale. Treasurer Mike Zuren noted the office initially identified 226 houses that were at least 18 ...