Blight abatement; authorizes localities to place lien on properties repaired or acquired. (SB692)

Introduced By

Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis (R-Vienna)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Costs of blight abatement. Authorizes localities to place a lien on blighted properties repaired or acquired by the locality to recover any accrued unpaid interest on the cost of improvements made by the locality to bring such property in compliance with applicable building codes or the cost of disposing of the property. Currently, localities are authorized to charge simply the costs, but not any accrued unpaid interest thereon, of blight abatement to the property owner. Read the Bill »

Status

03/03/2006: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
01/20/2006Presented and ordered printed 066572726
01/20/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/25/2006Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
01/27/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/27/2006VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
01/30/2006Read second time and engrossed
01/31/2006Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006Communicated to House
02/14/2006Placed on Calendar
02/14/2006Read first time
02/14/2006Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/16/2006Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing (Suit)
02/23/2006Referred from General Laws
02/23/2006Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
03/03/2006Continued to 2007 in Counties, Cities and Towns