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Northport staff outlines lien‑on‑tax‑bill option to address vacant‑lot complaints; implementation pushed to FY2027
Summary
Facing hundreds of long‑running vacant‑lot code cases and low lien recovery rates, staff proposed an option the commission can use: place code‑lien assessments on tax bills for faster collection and higher recovery. Because of tax‑bill timing, staff said implementation could not begin until fiscal 2027.
Development Services staff told the Northport City Commission on June 16 that the city is reviewing options to accelerate and improve collections for code enforcement work on unimproved or vacant lots.
Staff and outside legal counsel presented two paths: (1) a registration program for vacant lots with administrative requirements and annual fees, and (2) placing enforceable code‑related recovery assessments as liens on…
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