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Utah House approves HB 17 to require judicial foreclosure for assessment-area liens
Summary
The House passed First Substitute HB 17 to remove forfeiture and non-judicial trustee foreclosures from assessment-area liens and require judicial foreclosure procedures, citing stronger due-process protections for property owners; the bill passed after extended debate about voluntary vs. involuntary assessment areas.
The Utah House on Jan. 29 approved First Substitute House Bill 17, changing how local governments may enforce unpaid assessment-area liens by eliminating ordinance forfeiture and non-judicial trustee foreclosures and replacing the non-judicial remedy with judicial foreclosure procedures.
Sponsor Representative Webb told the chamber the measure restores due process for property owners by ensuring a judicial process, a sheriff sale and a redemption period rather than allowing governments to remove property through ordinance or a non-judicial trustee sale. "We're gonna eliminate…
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