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Town of Arlington, Massachusetts


ARTICLE 8
Warrant Article Title:

BYLAW AMENDMENT/ADDITION OF CERTAIN DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL FEES/FINES TO BE A LIEN ON REAL ESTATE TAX ACCOUNT

Summary:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Title I, Article 21 ("Municipal Charges Liens") of the Town Bylaws; to include in the placement of a lien or liens onto any real estate tax accounts, any fees, fines, or penalties levied by a Town and/or School department upon a resident property owner and/or non-resident property owner of the Town, where such fee, fine, or penalty is delinquent.  Said amended Bylaw is in accordance with Section 58 of Chapter 40 "Municipal Charges Lien" of the Massachusetts General Law; or take any action related thereto.
Requested by:
Inserted at the request of the Town Treasurer
Voting:
Board of Selectmen Voted:  That Title I, Article 21 of the Town Bylaws be and hereby is amended; to include and insert new items “g,” “h,” and “i”   therein as follows, so as to read:

 

ARTICLE 21

MUNICIPAL CHARGES LIENS

 

In accordance with Chapter 40, Section 58, of the General Laws, Municipal Charges Liens may be placed on real property located within the Town of Arlington related to the following Town charges:

                        a)         parking-violation charges

                        b)         motor-vehicle excise taxes

                        c)         rental charges for town or school property and facilities

                        d)         public-safety details

                        e)         license, permit, and inspection fees

                        f)         charges assessed for snow and ice removal under Title III, Article 1, Sections 24, 25, and 26 of these Bylaws

                        g)         charges assessed for enforcement of Junk Car remediation under Title V, Article 2, Section 2 of these Bylaws;

                        h)         charges assessed for enforcement of Minimum Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation under the State Sanitation Code;

i)                charges assessed for removal of a “public health nuisance” defined by G.L. c. 111 sec. 125;

 

upon non-payment of any such charge by its due date and upon request to the Town Treasurer by the municipal board or officer empowered to issue the license, permit, or certificate or to render the service or to perform the work for which the charge is assessed.