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Chairman Phil Mendelson 2
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 6
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10
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To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section 47-1332 of 14
the District of Columbia Official Code to cancel the tax sale scheduled for July 15, 2026, 15
prohibit any tax sale from being held until September 20, 2026 at the earliest, and to 16
require notice of the cancellation be mailed to affected property owners. 17
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RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19
resolution may be cited as the “Real Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Declaration Resolution 20
of 2026”. 21
Sec. 2. (a) Given the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Pung v. Isabella County, 22
Michigan, 609 U.S. ___, Case No. 25-95 (June 23, 2026), and other recent jurisprudence, the 23
Council believes that it is necessary to work on legislation to modernize the District’s tax sale 24
process and enhance equity protections for District property owners. 25
(b) Currently, a tax sale is scheduled to take place on July 15, 2026. Since there are 26
ongoing questions about the District’s tax sale process in light of Pung and other recent 27
jurisprudence, it is necessary to delay the sale and prohibit any other tax sales from occurring 28
until at least September 20, 2026 to give the Council more time to examine the issues raised by 29
said jurisprudence. 30
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Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances 31
enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Real 32
Property Tax Sale Delay Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 be adopted after a single reading. 33
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 34