An owner with an estate or interest in a sold property has the right to redeem the property tax lien at any time, up until the right of redemption is finally foreclosed by an order of the Circuit Court (Maryland Code, Tax-Property Article Section 14-827). During this period of redemption, the owner of the property has the right to continue in possession of and to exercise all rights of ownership until such time as the right of redemption is foreclosed (see Code, as noted above). Current levy year property taxes are due on July 1. Residents have until September 30 to pay. This is when the penalty/interest (P/l) will begin (by October 1).

To redeem the most recent tax lien sale, the only amount due to redeem is the tax (TLR) lien bill itself, only good through September 30. The daily rate of P/l will still apply (.05479 daily rate). One no longer needs to calculate for the subsequent taxes due until October 1, as on that date p/I will begin to accrue on the current levy year.

Presently, to redeem prior year tax sales, all subsequent taxes are due and must be paid, except the current levy year (LY), the first installment will not be due until September 30. Please note: Currently residents cannot pay for a tax lien sale online or by phone. Finance only accepts guaranteed funds for these transactions. In order to do this, send a service request to the office where a payoff amount and lien holder information can be obtained. Online users may submit a request by clicking on the Create Service Request button below. Please complete all fields in the Contact Information section and add a brief description of the request in the Brief Description field.