New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has paused the city’s tax lien sale program while officials conduct a six-month review and ...

The City of New York may have a big budget shortfall, but it's not going to sell your home to make up the difference.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is freezing tax lien sales as the city conducts a review of claims that the process ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hitting pause on New York City’s long-criticized practice of selling delinquent property and water debts to private investors, announcing Tuesday, March 10, 2026, that the tax ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani suspended New York City’s annual tax lien sale, signaling a potential permanent end to the decades-old practice of selling municipal debt to private investors.  The decision ...

Filmore Brown was shocked when his house in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, ended up in a foreclosure sale. But it had nearly ...

The mayor is ordering a six-month suspension in order to review the controversial system and add homeowner protections.

“Thousands remain on the lien sale list, facing excessive fees and risk of foreclosure. Many are older adults or long-time residents, who missed notices or couldn’t navigate the system in time.” Homes ...

A tax lien is a legal claim that a local or municipal government places on an individual’s property when the owner has failed to pay a property tax debt. The notice typically comes before harsher ...