{"id":2882,"date":"2025-04-04T13:43:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:44:00","slug":"khari-edwards-leads-fight-to-stop-nycs-2025-tax-lien-sale-this-should-never-happen-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/khari-edwards-leads-fight-to-stop-nycs-2025-tax-lien-sale-this-should-never-happen-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Khari Edwards Leads Fight to Stop NYC\u2019s 2025 Tax Lien Sale: \u201cThis Should Never Happen Again\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"691\"><strong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"311\">Protecting Homes, Preserving Communities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"691\">Brooklyn family homes carry generations of history, and <strong>Brooklyn Borough President candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khariedwards2025.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Khari Edwards<\/a><\/strong> is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to cancel the city\u2019s upcoming 2025 tax lien sale. Surrounded by community leaders and local residents, Edwards stood in front of his late mother\u2019s home to make an emotional and urgent plea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"909\">\u201cIf my mother were alive today, she would\u2019ve been on the lien sale list,\u201d Edwards said, referring to Elenora Bernard, who passed away in 2022. \u201cThat\u2019s how close to home this hits. It\u2019s not just policy\u2014it\u2019s personal.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1350\"><strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"959\">A Broken Process Hurting the Most Vulnerable<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"1350\">Edwards condemned the tax lien sale as a system that punishes struggling homeowners instead of helping them. \u201cFor most New Yorkers, the tax lien sale is a little-known process. But for far too many homeowners, many of whom should never have been on the list in the first place, it carries devastating consequences,\u201d he said. \u201cUntil there\u2019s real reform, this sale should not move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1703\">The NYC Department of Finance recently released the 90-day lien sale list, flagging thousands of properties\u2014including over 3,400 Brooklyn one- and two-family homes\u2014for unpaid taxes and sewer bills. If debts remain unresolved, they\u2019re sold to private debt collectors known for aggressive and sometimes predatory practices, often leading to foreclosure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1807\">This marks the city\u2019s first lien sale since 2021, following a pandemic-era pause under former leaders.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1999\"><strong data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1860\">Disproportionate Impact on Communities of Color<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1999\">Legal advocates warn that the lien sale continues to disproportionately impact Black and brown homeowners in lower-income neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2331\">\u201cOne in eight homeowners is at risk of foreclosure,\u201d said attorney Afia Sengupta. \u201cThe lien sale is exacerbating this issue and threatening generational equity for thousands of Brooklyn families. I think it is important that the Governor and Mayor hear Khari\u2019s call and follow this precedent by cancelling the upcoming lien sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2573\"><strong data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2374\">Awareness Gap Leaves Many Unprotected<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2573\">A key issue, Edwards says, is the lack of transparency and communication from city agencies. Many homeowners aren\u2019t even aware they\u2019re on the lien list or that they may be eligible for exemptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2575\" data-end=\"2996\">\u201cThere are resources available to help homeowners who should not be wrapped up in this process, but that information is not being communicated to the public,\u201d Edwards explained. \u201cWe have time before the lien sale, so I\u2019m going to be knocking on doors and helping folks avoid the lien sale. I\u2019m urging BP Reynoso to join me in raising the volume on this issue and contacting his constituents who might be at-risk as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3312\"><strong data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3048\">Seniors and Veterans Left Behind by the System<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2998\" data-end=\"3312\">City and state programs like the Senior Citizen Homeowners Exemption, Veterans Exemption, and Disabled Homeowners Exemption should provide a safety net\u2014but only for those who know to apply. Edwards stressed that the burden shouldn\u2019t fall on the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3314\" data-end=\"3533\">\u201cMany homeowners are unaware that this is happening or that they owe any debt to the city,\u201d he said. \u201cSeniors, veterans, and disabled homeowners often don\u2019t realize they are supposed to be protected from this entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3802\"><strong data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3577\">A Path Forward: From Protest to Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3802\">To solve the problem long-term, Edwards\u2019 campaign has introduced a set of reforms, including automatic enrollment for qualified exemptions and stronger protections for low-income, unemployed, and underemployed New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3804\" data-end=\"3969\">In the meantime, his team has already started canvassing neighborhoods on the lien list, arming residents with the knowledge and tools they need to save their homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"4156\">\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about one house or one family,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cIt\u2019s about preserving Brooklyn\u2019s soul. We can\u2019t allow bureaucratic failure to cost people their homes and their history.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting Homes, Preserving Communities Brooklyn family homes carry generations of history, and Brooklyn Borough President candidate Khari Edwards is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams to cancel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5887,"featured_media":2883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,15,58,64,31,25,24,2],"tags":[123,127,124,118,125,77,126],"class_list":["post-2882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boro-president","category-brooklyn","category-home-owner-news","category-homeowner-news","category-voter-news","category-policy-issues","category-seniors","category-trending-news","tag-brooklynboropresident","tag-brooklynvested","tag-homeowners","tag-khariedwards","tag-nycliensale","tag-nycpolitics","tag-stopthelien"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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