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Committee advances bill to let city certify abatement costs, convert them to liens or special tax bills
Summary
Board Bill 171, intended to strengthen collection of unpaid fines and city-borne abatement costs, was advanced out of committee. The measure clarifies certified costs for demolition, repair, board-up, cleanup and police security and enables conversion of those costs into special tax bills or liens to aid collection.
The Public Safety Committee advanced Board Bill 171 as amended, a companion measure designed to improve the city’s ability to collect unpaid fines and costs tied to abating nuisance or vacant properties.
The bill clarifies that the cost of demolition, repair, board-up, security measures, cleanup and related police security (if provided) may be certified by the Building Commissioner and, if unpaid, converted into collection mechanisms such as liens or special tax bills added to real estate tax statements. Sponsors and the Building Division described the change as a critical improvement in collection tools that will complement the new fines and penalties in Board Bills 169 and 170.
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