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B26-0762 • 2025

Real Property Tax Sale Delay Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

Real Property Tax Sale Delay Temporary 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

The bill has an effective date that depends on future steps (Mayor approval, congressional review), so it is not currently in force.

Real Property Tax Sale Delay Temporary Amendment Act of 2026

This bill cancels a tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026, and stops any new sales until at least September 20, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Cancels the real property tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026.
  • Prohibits holding any additional tax sales before September 20, 2026.
  • Requires the Chief Financial Officer to mail cancellation notices to affected owners at their last known address.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners who received a notice of tax delinquency under section 47-1341(a).
  • The Chief Financial Officer, who must send out the cancellation notices.
  • Entities involved in holding or attending the July 2026 tax sale.

Terms To Know

Tax Sale
A public event where property is sold to collect unpaid taxes, which this bill temporarily stops.
Chief Financial Officer
The official responsible for managing the District's finances and sending tax notices.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act applies starting July 1, 2026.
  • This act expires automatically after 225 days from when it takes effect.
  • The bill is currently active but has not yet taken effect because it requires approval by the Mayor and a congressional review period.

Bill History

  1. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  2. 2026-07-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  3. 2026-07-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0762 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Real Property Tax Sale Delay Temporary 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 a temporary 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 Temporary 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
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by 39
the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review 40
as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41
24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the D.C. 42
Register. 43
(b) This act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect. 44