Graffiti abatement; permits localities to charge property owner for cost thereof. (SB1369)
Introduced By
Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patrons Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), and Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Graffiti abatement. Permits localities to charge a property owner for the cost or expenses of abating graffiti that occurs on his vacant property, and to collect such charges as taxes are collected. If the charges remain unpaid, they shall constitute a lien and become enforceable in the same manner as unpaid local taxes. Amends § 15.2-908 (“Authority of localities to remove or repair the defacement of buildings, walls, fences and other structures.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
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