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West Warwick council backs resolution urging state law to let housing-code fines become tax liens
Summary
The West Warwick Town Council voted to send a resolution to state lawmakers asking for legislation that would allow municipalities to place unpaid housing-code fines on property tax assessments after 90 days, a change supporters say would strengthen enforcement and encourage repairs.
The West Warwick Town Council voted to send a resolution to state legislative leaders asking them to pass a law that would allow unpaid housing-code fines to be converted into municipal tax assessments.
Council member Al introduced the resolution and described how the proposed change would work: when a municipal court finds a property in violation of minimum-housing or housing-code standards and issues a fine, that fine would become part of the property tax assessment if it remains unpaid 90 days after issuance. "This gives us a way to work something out," Al said,…
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