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Rich County Commission tables review of sanitation billing for unsold or short-term rental homes
Summary
After an extended discussion about whether owners of unsold homes and short-term rentals should be charged the standard $140 sanitation fee, the Rich County Commission voted to table the matter until May and direct staff to review county policy with the county attorney.
The Rich County Commission on April 9 deferred a decision on whether owners of vacant, unsold or short‑term rental homes should be charged the county nnual sanitation fee, voting to table the item until the commission genda in May.
The discussion centered on a dispute involving property owner John Nelson (referenced by staff as Sam Holmes and John Nelson in minutes) who owes $3,080 in sanitation charges and argues he should not pay because, he says, no service was rendered. County staff said the county—harges sanitation when a property has a livable building and that the $140 annual fee is the current policy.
Commissioners and staff said the…
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