Real Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

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Sponsor: Mendelson
Last action: 2026-07-14
Official status: New
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Real Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

This bill cancels a tax sale planned for July 15, 2026, and stops all future sales until at least September 20, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Cancels the real property tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026.
Prohibits any new tax sales from happening before September 20, 2026.
Requires the Chief Financial Officer to mail cancellation notices to affected owners.
Amends section 47-1332 of the District of Columbia Official Code.

Who It Names or Affects

Property owners who received a notice of tax delinquency under § 47-1341(a).
The Chief Financial Officer, who must send out cancellation notices.
Agencies responsible for holding real property tax sales in the District.

Terms To Know

Tax Sale: A public sale of a property to recover unpaid taxes owed by the owner.
Chief Financial Officer: The official in charge of managing money and finances for the District government.

Limits and Unknowns

This act only remains in effect for no longer than 90 days after it takes effect.
It does not take effect until approved by the Mayor or if a veto is overridden by the Council.
The bill text does not explain why this delay was needed.

Bill History

2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Retained by the Council
2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
Legislative Meeting
2026-07-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS
B26-0761 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Real Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Amendment Act of 2026

Current Bill Text

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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A BILL 7
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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To amend, on an emergency basis, section 47-1332 of the District of Columbia Official Code to 16
cancel the tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026, prohibit any tax sale from being held until 17
September 20, 2026 at the earliest, and to require notice of the cancellation be mailed to 18
affected property owners. 19
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 21
act may be cited as the “Real Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Amendment Act of 2026”. 22
Sec. 2. Section 47-1332 of the District of Columbia Official Code is amended as follows: 23
(a) Subsection (a) is amended by striking the phrase “(c) and (d)” and inserting the 24
phrase “(c), (d), and (d-1)” in its place. 25
(b) A new subsection (d-1) is added to read as follows: 26
“(d-1)(1) The tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026 shall be cancelled and no additional 27
tax sales shall be held until September 20, 2026 at the earliest. 28
“(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall mail notice of the cancellation to each 29
person who was mailed a notice of tax delinquency pursuant to § 47-1341(a) to the same address 30
to which the notice of tax delinquency was mailed.”. 31
Sec. 3. Applicability. 32
This act shall apply as of July 1, 2026. 33
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Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 35
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37
Sec. 5. Effective date. 38
This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39
Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 40
90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 41
412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; 42
D.C. Official Code § 1-204.12(a)). 43