MACo's Associate Director Andrea Mansfield testified in opposition before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on SB 724.  This bill would make several changes to the property tax appeals process, including extending the length of time that a homeowner has to appeal a property tax assessment from 45 days to 180 days of the assessment notice. This would mean that property owners would be able to appeal their assessment up until the time tax bills…

MACo's Associate Director Andrea Mansfield testified in opposition to SB 533 before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.  This bill would increase the length of time, from 30 to 90 days, before a property may be advertised for tax sale after specified notices are sent to the property owner.  Under SB 533, a county would likely be required to defer collection of known delinquent accounts into the subsequent year, as the 90-day time frame would…

Maryland Association of Counties Associate Director Andrea Mansfield was joined by the Maryland Municipal League Director of Governmental Relations  Candace Donoho, to testify in opposition to SB 232 before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.  This bill would extend the Homestead Property Tax Credit to a homeowner's second home if it is at least 90 miles away from the homeowner's first home already receiving the credit. The sponsor of the bill, Senator David Brinkley, testified…

Maryland Association of Counties Associate Director Andrea Mansfield testified on SB 413 before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee offering to work with the sponsor on amendments to the bill.  This bill would require the State and local governments to grant a property tax credit for a replacement home purchased by a homeowner who is displaced through eminent domain.   The amount of the credit is equal to the difference between the taxable assessment of the…