Mayor Adams is bringing the tax lien sale back. Here’s how to get your property off the list

… If youre an owner who has fallen behind on your bills for property taxes water sewer or for emergency repairs or … 2021 Mayor Eric Adams is gearing up to hold a tax lien sale a 1996 creation of the Giuliani administration that …  a group of 10 housing advocacy groups and community land trusts is sounding the alarm about the harms …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
Dealing with a scam, deed theft, or foreclosure? NY’s Homeowner Protection Program can help

… youre just having trouble keeping up with your real estate taxes In any case the states Homeowner Protection Program … because they are in danger of losing their condos coops or homes Older New Yorkers can struggle to pay their property taxes without realizing that they could be eligible for a …

By Celia Young |February 12, 2024 - 9:00AM
Zombie houses: Inside NY's effort to release derelict properties from legal limbo

… the numerous benefits of keeping people in their homes Zombies which are defined as onetofour family houses … the Great Recession Under the Zombie Law banks that hold delinquent mortgages or mortgages in foreclosure are … the property values in the surrounding area lower the tax base and become crime hot spots … What has been the …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 30, 2022 - 12:30PM