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:
- 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.
- The subject property must be free of all outstanding debts (including taxes) due the city.
- 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.