Lien Reduction Process

Criteria for lien reduction


Applicant must be the legal owner(s) of the property and must call the Code Enforcement Department to request a lien reduction inspection prior to receiving an application, to ensure the property is in full compliance.

The following criteria must be complied with prior to a lien reduction hearing before the Special Magistrate:

  1. The property in question must be in total code compliance and an affidavit of compliance must be issued for the code enforcement case that is being appealed.
  2. The subject property must be free of all outstanding debts (including taxes) due the city.
  3. A fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall accompany the initial reduction application with a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each additional lien recorded against the property.