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Millis treasurer outlines post‑Tyler changes to tax taking and foreclosure process
Summary
Town Treasurer and Collector Jennifer Scannell explained state law changes and operational implications after the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County and recommended exploring third‑party collection services to limit municipal cost and staff time.
Town Treasurer and Collector Jennifer Scannell gave the Select Board a detailed briefing Sept. 29 on Millis’s tax taking and foreclosure process, changes to Massachusetts law following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, and the operational and budgetary impacts for the town.
Scannell told the board the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County requires municipalities to return excess equity from tax foreclosures to former property owners, rather than retain surplus proceeds. That ruling and related changes have prompted updates to Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 60 and new administrative requirements for tax takings, she said.
What changed: Scannell summarized several significant modifications affecting local collections: - A municipality must now wait 12 months after recording an instrument of taking before filing a foreclosure petition (previously six months). - Interest on balances placed in tax title…
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