Tax Lien Help Night

Tax Lien Help Night

Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) and our community partners at “Know the Facts: Don’t Lose Your Home” hosted a Tax Lien Help Night on Thursday, April 22nd for Bedford-Stuyvesant residents, that have a lien on their property due to unpaid property taxes or water/sewer bills.  Participants were able, to meet one-on-one with representatives of the City’s Department of Finance and Department of Environmental Protection to clear up these outstanding charges.

The event, which was held at Boys and Girls High School homeowners with outstanding liens to make arrangements and get their property removed from the lien sale list. Ultimately, liens that were not satisfied by May 10th will be sold to a third party and owners will then be charged 24% interest. Eventually, they will have the legal right to foreclose on the property.

The “Know the Facts” event gave residents the proper tools in order to stop the foreclosure process and save their homes! The homeowners who attended were able to speak with City representatives about their past due bills and payment options which included making a payments in full, applying for personal property exemptions, or making arrangements for an installment plan.

Many service organizations were at the event to provide resources for homeowners including; Councilman Albert Vann’s office, Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Community Legal Services, Neighborhood Housing Services of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Pratt Area Community Council, Community Board #3 and the Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit Union.

If you have an outstanding lien on your property and would like more information or assistance, Tax Lien help, please contact BSDC at (718) 636-7596 x 14

For more information regarding your property tax and water bills, contact:
NYC Department of Finance Outreach Unit at (212) 232-1776
NYC Department of Environmental Protection (water/sewer) at (718) 595-7000

The Know the Facts Collective includes: Bridge Street Development Corporation, Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Community Board 3, NHS of Bedford-Stuyvesant , Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation, Pratt Area Community Council, and the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant. Please visit www.knowthefactsbedstuy.org or 1-877-SAVE-183 (1-877-728-3183)