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City weighs outsourcing lien recovery as staff flag $60M in outstanding building and code liens
Summary
Staff reported roughly $60.4 million in outstanding building and code liens and proposed a contingency vendor, Orange Data Solutions (ODS), to perform proactive outreach and negotiated settlements; commissioners asked for more data, vendor presence and alternatives including internal staffing options.
City staff briefed the commission on May 11 about Tamarac’s current lien inventory and a potential vendor to assist with recovery.
Stephanie Bass, co‑compliance manager, said the city’s current process is largely reactive: liens are typically addressed when title companies, buyers or realtors surface them during property transactions. Bass told commissioners the city’s combined outstanding inventory is roughly $60.4 million across more than 2,000 cases — about $28.1 million in building liens and $32.2 million in code compliance liens.
Staff presented Orange Data Solutions (ODS), a private vendor that…
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