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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 2038 By: Nichols and Hefner of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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34		-	Matthews of the Senate
	33	+	1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 2038 By: Nichols
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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40	43		An Act relating to cities and towns; enacting the
41	44		Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 202 3; defining
42	45		terms; providing applicability to all municipalities;
43	46		providing that the provisions do not apply to owner -
44	47		occupied property; providing that any fees,
45	48		penalties, and abatement costs imposed against
46	49		property for violations of a municipality 's housing
47	50		and building codes may be enforced in rem as a lien;
48	51		providing that municipalities may proceed with
49	52		judicial in rem foreclosures of municipal code liens
50	53		by an enactment of an ordinance or resolution of the
51	54		governing authority of the municipality in whic h the
52	55		real property is located; providing requirements for
53	56		a municipal ordinance or resolution authorizing liens
54	57		and foreclosures pursuant to this act; providing this
55	58		act does not constitute an action for personal
56	59		liability for the municipal code liens aga inst the
57	60		owner or owners of the real prop erty; providing that
58	61		the rights and remedies set forth in this act are
59	62		available solely to the governmental entities
60	63		authorized by law to enforce municipal ordinances;
61	64		providing that a municipality that seeks to enf orce a
62	65		municipal code lien through the sa le of real property
63	66		shall utilize the judicial in rem proceedings of this
64	67		act as the sole remedy; providing that enforcement
65	68		proceedings may be initiated only by the
66	69		municipality; providing timeframe for filing a
67	70		petition for judicial in rem foreclosure fo r a
68	71		municipal code lien; providing requirements for
69	72		filing a petition for judicial in rem foreclosure
70	73		when the property is subject to unpaid taxes;
71	74		providing notice requirements needed prior to a
72		-	judicial in rem foreclosure; providing for
73		-	codification; and providing an effective date.
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	102	+	judicial in rem foreclosure; providing for
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103	108		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
104	109		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
105	110		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-140 of Title 11, unless there
106	111		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
107	112		This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Code
108	113		Lien Enforcement Act of 202 3".
109	114		SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codifi ed
110	115		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22 -141 of Title 11, unless there
111	116		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
112	117		As used in this act:
113	118		1. "Code enforcement director" means an employee of a
114	119		municipality who is tasked by the municipal governi ng body with the
115	120		enforcement of state law or local ordinances related to the
116	121		condition of real property within the jurisdiction of the
117	122		municipality;
118	123		2. "Interested party" means:
119	124		a. the person who last appe ars as owner of the real
120	125		property in the county re cords,
121	126		b. the current mortgagee of record of the property or
122	127		assignee of record of the mortgagee,
123		-	c. the current holder of a beneficial interest in a deed
124		-	of trust recorded against the real property,
125		-	d. a tax certificate holder, or
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	155	+	c. the current holder of a beneficial interest in a deed
	156	+	of trust recorded against the real property,
	157	+	d. a tax certificate holder, or
152	158		e. any party having an i nterest in the real property, or
153	159		in any part thereof, legal or equitable, in severalty
154	160		or as tenant in common, whose identity and address are
155	161		reasonably ascertainable from the records of the
156	162		municipality or records maintained in the county
157	163		records or as revealed by a full title search,
158	164		consisting of fifty (50) years or more.
159	165		An interested party shall not include the holder of the benefit
160	166		of an easement which burdens the real property, the holder of the
161	167		benefit or burden of a real covenant which burdens the real
162	168		property, or the holder of the benef it of a utility easement which
163	169		burdens the real property;
164	170		3. "Minimum bid price" means the price that equals the
165	171		redemption amount;
166	172		4. "Municipal code lien" means any lien that has been levied
167	173		against real propert y by a municipality that is the result of the
168	174		nonpayment of any fine, penalty, abatement cost , or enforcement cost
169	175		incurred by a municipality related to the enforcement of state or
170	176		local housing and build ing codes. Such lien shall include only
171	177		those liens which arise out of a failure to comply w ith any law of
172		-	the State of Oklahoma, or from the failure to comply with a
173		-	municipality's ordinances or resolut ions.
174		-	A municipal code lien shall not include any li en that has
175		-	previously been certified to the tax col lector of the county for
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	205	+	the State of Oklahoma, or from the failure to comply with a
	206	+	municipality's ordinances or resolut ions.
	207	+	A municipal code lien shall not include any li en that has
	208	+	previously been certified to the tax col lector of the county for
202	209		inclusion on the property tax bill associated with the real
203	210		property;
204	211		5. "Municipal code lien payoff " means the principal amou nt of a
205	212		municipal code lien, interest accrued at the rate of seven and one-
206	213		half percent (7.5%) per annum from the date the municipal code lien
207	214		was filed in the office of the county clerk, any fees or costs
208	215		incurred in the collection of such a lien under th is act including,
209	216		without limitations, the cost of t itle examinations and publication
210	217		of notices, and any other penalties allowable under either the laws
211	218		of the State of Oklahoma or under an ordinance or resolution enacted
212	219		by the municipality;
213	220		6. "Owner-occupied" means real property that is lawfully
214	221		occupied as a principal residence that is any of the follo wing:
215	222		a. a homestead as described in Sect ion 2888 of Title 68
216	223		of the Oklahoma Statutes,
217	224		b. exempt from ad valorem taxation under Sections 2904
218	225		through 2911 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and
219	226		c. eligible for the designations listed in subparagraph a
220	227		or b or this paragraph, but which has not yet been
221		-	granted such designation and which is lawfully
222		-	occupied by the family of a deceased individual;
223		-	7. "Redemption amount" means the sum of:
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	255	+	granted such designation and which is lawfully
	256	+	occupied by the family of a deceased individual;
	257	+	7. "Redemption amount" means the sum of:
250	258		a. the full amount of the municipal code lien payoff for
251	259		each municipal code lien on which the municipality is
252	260		seeking to foreclose under this act, and
253	261		b. any tax payoff that may be applicable to the property
254	262		on which the municipality is seeking to foreclose
255	263		under this act;
256	264		8. "Taxes" means those taxes assessed aga inst real property by
257	265		either the State of Oklahoma, the county in which the real property
258	266		is situated, or the municipality that are delinquent as of the date
259	267		a proceeding under this act is commenced or at any time before final
260	268		resolution of the same, and shall a lso include any taxes assessed
261	269		against real property that are unpaid from any previous year and any
262	270		amounts required for redemption. As provided in Se ction 3103 of
263	271		Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a lien for taxes shall be
264	272		superior to all other liens, i ncluding municipal code liens;
265	273		9. "Tax certificate holder" means any of the following:
266	274		a. a tax sale purchaser who holds a certificate of
267	275		purchase,
268	276		b. the state, where it has accepted and recorded a
269	277		certificate of purchase obtained at a tax sale,
270		-	c. any party to which a certificate of purchase obtained
271		-	at a tax sale has been assigned, or
272		-	d. the purchaser or assignee of a tax lien certificate;
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	305	+	c. any party to which a certificate of purchase obtained
	306	+	at a tax sale has been assigned, or
	307	+	d. the purchaser or assignee of a tax lien certificate;
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300	309		10. "Tax payoff" means all amounts necessary to satisfy any
301	310		claims for delinquent taxes assessed against the real property on
302	311		which the municipality i s seeking foreclosure under this act. Those
303	312		amounts shall include:
304	313		a. if the taxes associated with the prope rty are
305	314		delinquent, but the property has not yet bee n sold for
306	315		taxes, the full amount of delinquent taxes, costs,
307	316		fees, and charges due to the coun ty tax collector,
308	317		b. if the property has been sold for taxes to either the
309	318		state or to a party other than the state, those
310	319		amounts required for redemption, excep t for when a
311	320		municipality is the prevailing bidder, th e tax payoff
312	321		amount shall be the lesser o f these amounts, and
313	322		c. if a tax lien has been sold by a county, the amount
314	323		required for redemption.
315	324		SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
316	325		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-142 of Title 11, unless there
317	326		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
318	327		A. The provisions of this act shall apply to any municipal
319	328		governing body that adopts the provisions of this a ct, and are
320		-	applicable to the collection of municipal code liens as to real
321		-	property, other than owner-occupied property, in the municipality.
322		-	B. The provisions of this act shall not apply to owner -occupied
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	356	+	applicable to the collection of municipal code liens as to real
	357	+	property, other than owner-occupied property, in the municipality.
	358	+	B. The provisions of this act shall not apply to owner -occupied
	359	+	property.
350	360		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
351	361		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-143 of Title 11, unless there
352	362		is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
353	363		Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any fees, penalties,
354	364		and abatement costs imposed ag ainst property other than owner -
355	365		occupied real property for violations of a municipality 's housing
356	366		and building codes adopted pursuant to the statutes of the State of
357	367		Oklahoma may be enforced in rem as a lie n in accordance with this
358	368		act.
359	369		Every municipal code lien, as defined in this act, shall be
360	370		superior to all other liens, except those liens for taxes described
361	371		or referenced in Section 3103 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
362	372		SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
363	373		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22 -144 of Title 11, unless there
364	374		is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
365	375		A. Any municipality to which this act applies may proceed with
366	376		judicial in rem foreclosures of municipal code liens in accordance
367	377		with the provisions of this act by enactment of an ordinance or
368	378		resolution of the governing authority of the municipality in which
369	379		the real property is located , which ordinance or resolution shall be
370		-	sufficient authority for use of this act by the municipa lity to
371		-	enforce its municipal code liens.
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	407	+	sufficient authority for use of this act by the municipa lity to
	408	+	enforce its municipal code liens.
398	409		B. The ordinance or resolution of a municipality authorizing
399	410		and approving the use of this act shall include all of the
400	411		following:
401	412		1. The initial effective date for app lication of these
402	413		procedures;
403	414		2. The explicit exclusion of owner-occupied properties from the
404	415		application of the judicial in rem forec losure procedures authorized
405	416		in this act;
406	417		3. The nature and extent of notices, support services, and
407	418		referrals to be provided to the owners and occupants of owner -
408	419		occupied properties; and
409	420		4. Any other matters the municipality specifies to be addressed
410	421		through administrative regulations and policies.
411	422		C. Proceedings in accordance with this act are to solely
412	423		enforce the municipal code lien for real property subj ect to the
413	424		municipal code lien and shall not constitute an action for personal
414	425		liability for the municipal code liens against the owner or owners
415	426		of the real property.
416	427		D. The rights and remedies set forth in this act are available
417	428		solely to the government al entities authorized by law to enforce
418	429		municipal ordinances and shall not extend to any nongove rnmental
419	430		transferee of municipal code liens.
420		-	E. A municipality that has adopted the provisions of this act
421		-	and that seeks to enforce a municipal code lien thr ough the sale of
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	458	+	E. A municipality that has adopted the provisions of this act
	459	+	and that seeks to enforce a municipal code lien thr ough the sale of
448	460		real property shall utilize the judicia l in rem proceedings of this
449	461		act as the sole remedy for the enforcement through the sale of real
450	462		property.
451	463		F. The enforcement proceedings authorized by this act may be
452	464		initiated only by the municipal ity.
453	465		SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified
454	466		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 22-145 of Title 11, unless there
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456	468		A. After a municipal code lien has been recor ded with the
457	469		office of the county clerk of the county in which the real property
458	470		is located, the code enforcement director may identify those
459	471		properties on which to commence a judicial in rem foreclosure in
460	472		accordance with this act, except that those properties the code
461	473		enforcement director identifies as owner -occupied shall not be
462	474		subject to judicial in rem foreclosure under this act. The code
463	475		enforcement director shall not file a petition for judicial in rem
464	476		foreclosure in accordance with this act for a period of six (6)
465	477		months following the date upon which t he municipal code lien is
466	478		recorded in the office of the county clerk. A petition for judicial
467	479		in rem foreclosure may include any other municipal code lien that
468	480		has been filed prior to the date the petition is filed. After
469	481		enforcement proceedings have com menced in accordance with this act,
470		-	the enforcement proceedings may be amended to include any
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	509	+	the enforcement proceedings may be amended to include any
497	510		subsequently arising municipal code liens and, if applicable, any
498	511		and all taxes as defined in this act.
499	512		B. If the property on which the municipality is seeking t o
500	513		foreclose under this act is subject to taxes as defined in this act,
501	514		then, at least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the petition,
502	515		the code enforcement director shall notify all other taxing agencies
503	516		within the jurisdiction of the municipality and the State of
504	517		Oklahoma of the code enforce ment director's intention to file a
505	518		petition for judicial in rem foreclosure of the real property on
506	519		which a municipal code lien exists.
507	520		C. In the name of the municipalit y, the code enforcement
508	521		director shall, in the appropriate lis pendens record in the office
509	522		of the county clerk of the county in which the real property is
510	523		located, file a notice of his or her intent t o file a judicial in
511	524		rem foreclosure action. The notice shall include a legal
512	525		description of the p roperty, street address of the property i f
513	526		available, a statement that the property is subject to judicial in
514	527		rem foreclosure proceedings under this act, and a statement that
515	528		those proceedings may extinguish any le gal interests in the
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517	530		D. Simultaneous with the filing of his or her notic e of intent
518	531		to file a judicial in rem foreclosure action, the code enforcement
519	532		director, in the name of the municipa lity, shall file a petition
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546	560		with the clerk of the district court for the district in which the
547	561		real property is located.
548	562		E. The petition shall be filed against the real property
549	563		against which the municipal code lien has been recorded and shall
550	564		provide all of the following:
551	565		1. The identity of the municipality and the name and address of
552	566		the code enforcement director;
553	567		2. The real property add ress;
554	568		3. A description of the real property;
555	569		4. The tax identification number of the real property;
556	570		5. The municipal code lien which is being foreclosed;
557	571		6. The principal amount of the municipal code lien togeth er
558	572		with applicable interest and penalties ;
559	573		7. The principal amount of any additional municipal code liens
560	574		together with applicable interest and penalties in accordance with
561	575		this section, if any;
562	576		8. The year or years for which the taxes are delinquent, if
563	577		any;
564	578		9. The principal amount of the tax es together with interest and
565	579		penalties, if any;
566	580		10. A statement that upon final sale in accordance with this
567	581		act and payment of the amount due for taxes, if applicable, an
568	582		interested party's rights of redemption s hall be extinguished; and
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595	610		11. The names and addresses of all interested parties to whom
596	611		copies of the petition are to be sent in accordance with subs ection
597	612		F of this section.
598	613		F. The municipality shall mail copies of the petition by both
599	614		certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular m ail to all
600	615		interested parties whose identities and addresses are reasonably
601	616		ascertainable. Copies of the pet ition shall also be mailed by
602	617		first-class mail to the real property address to the attention of
603	618		the occupants of the property, if any. In addition , notice shall be
604	619		physically posted on the real property and shall include the
605	620		following statement: "THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A JUDICIAL IN REM
606	621		FORECLOSURE ACTION AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO [NAME OF MUNICIPALITY]
607	622		OR ANOTHER PARTY. PERSONS WITH INFORMAT ION REGARDING THE CURRENT
608	623		OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT [NAME OF
609	624		MUNICIPALITY]."
610	625		G. Within thirty (30) days of the filing of the petition, the
611	626		municipality shall cause a notice of the filing of the petition to
612	627		be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a
613	628		newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property
614	629		is located. Such notice shall specify:
615	630		1. The name and address of the code enforcement director;
616	631		2. The real property address;
617	632		3. A description of the real property;
618	633		4. The tax identification number of the real property;
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645	661		5. Any applicable municipal code lien which is being foreclosed
646	662		upon;
647	663		6. The principal amount of any municipal code lien together
648	664		with interest and penalties;
649	665		7. The applicable period of tax delinquency, if any;
650	666		8. The principal amount of taxes, if any;
651	667		9. That upon deposit with the appro priate parties by the court
652	668		of the tax payoff amo unt, if any, any and all rights of redemption
653	669		accorded to interested parties are extinguished ; and
654	670		10. The date and place of the filing of the petition .
655	671		SECTION 7. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2023.
656		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 23rd day of March, 2023.
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661		-	Presiding Officer of the House
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	673	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT,
	674	+	dated 02/20/2023 - DO PASS.