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Opelika commission directs manager to develop foreclosure process for properties with large code-enforcement liens
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to have the city manager design a due-diligence and foreclosure process for properties where code-enforcement liens have grown large and the city determines litigation and foreclosure are in its best interest; the city attorney will perform legal work after staff identifies candidate properties.
The City Commission on July 23 instructed the interim city manager to develop a process that would allow the city to pursue foreclosure on properties carrying significant code-enforcement liens, when foreclosure is judged to be in the city's best interest.
Why it matters: Many properties in the city have accumulated fines and liens over time. The resolution directs staff to build a process to identify candidate properties, perform lien and…
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