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West Warwick council urges state law allowing housing-code fines to become tax liens
Summary
A council member asked the Town Council to send a resolution to state legislators and municipal partners seeking authorization to convert unpaid housing-code fines into a tax lien after 90 days to strengthen enforcement and encourage repairs; council approved the resolution and a clerical amendment unanimously.
An unnamed council member asked the West Warwick Town Council on Jan. 7 to send a resolution to state legislators and municipal partners urging a change in state law that would allow unpaid municipal housing-code fines to be enforced as part of a property tax assessment.
The resolution requests that the General Assembly consider legislation (transcript reference: “Rhode Island general law 40 five-six-two”) enabling municipalities to convert certain unpaid housing-code fines into a tax lien if the fine is not paid or the violation not remedied within 90 days. The proponent said the change would give municipalities…
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