Unlike in past years, the city won’t be auctioning off homes this year if their owners owe more than $750 in unpaid water bills.
Mayor Catherine Pugh mentioned 45 minutes in an hour-long press conference Wednesday that her administration has implemented a policy of no longer selling residents’ homes at tax lien sales due to water bill-related debts.
“Water bill alone, your house cannot be taken,” Pugh told reporters. “That is a mandate from this office, and we’re not having it.”
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