Albany can add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines to its annual tax levy.

The bill allows the city of Albany to include unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines in its annual tax levy. These unpaid penalties must have been adjudicated and imposed through a court judgment. The city must notify property owners or interested parties within 30 days of placing these violations on the tax levy. The unpaid penalties will be levied, enforced, and collected in the same manner as general city taxes. The bill also outlines procedures for paying off these penalties before the property is auctioned and handling any surplus funds after a foreclosure sale.

Albany can add unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines to its annual tax levy.

The bill allows the city of Albany to include unpaid housing code violation penalties, costs, and fines in its annual tax levy. These unpaid penalties must have been adjudicated and imposed through a court judgment. The city must notify property owners or interested parties within 30 days of placing these violations on the tax levy. The unpaid penalties will be levied, enforced, and collected in the same manner as general city taxes. The bill also outlines procedures for paying off these penalties before the property is auctioned and handling any surplus funds after a foreclosure sale.