Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties. But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process. A key to … Read more
Lessons From a Tax Foreclosure Gone Bad
Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties. But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process. A key to protecting those rights is timely and accurate communication between the tax office, its foreclosure attorneys, and the taxpayer. A recent Court of Appeals opinion reversing a tax foreclosure illustrates how quickly things can go wrong when that communication breaks down.
Lessons From a Tax Foreclosure Gone Bad
Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties. But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process. A key to protecting those rights is timely and accurate communication between the tax office, its foreclosure attorneys, and the taxpayer. A recent Court of Appeals opinion reversing a tax foreclosure illustrates how quickly things can go wrong when that communication breaks down.
Almost a decade ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law (“S.L.”) 2012-126, which provided counties with new options to organize and govern their human services functions. S.L.
Almost a decade ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law (“S.L.”) 2012-126, which provided counties with new options to organize and govern their human services functions. S.L. 2012-126 allowed any board of county commissioners (“BOCC”) in a county with a county manager to combine two or more human services functions into a single consolidated human services agency.
Almost a decade ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law (“S.L.”) 2012-126, which provided counties with new options to organize and govern their human services functions. S.L. 2012-126 allowed any board of county commissioners (“BOCC”) in a county with a county manager to combine two or more human services functions into a single consolidated human services agency.
Update: We finally have sample UG policies and other implementation tools ready to share. Kara Millonzi’s blog post contains links to, and brief explanations of, the different policies and tools. We may update these policies or draft additional guidance as Treasury releases new information.
US Treasury issued the Final Rule of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund program of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP/CSLFRF) in January 2022. With more complete information, local government officials are now looking to finalize (at least some) expenditure decisions.
As we continue to wrestle with S.B. 473 and its impact on local governing boards, several additional questions have arisen. I’ll address two of the most common (and interesting!) here. Does S.B. 473 Play on Both Sides? In other words, … Read more
As we continue to wrestle with S.B. 473 and its impact on local governing boards, several additional questions have arisen. I’ll address two of the most common (and interesting!) here.
Does S.B. 473 Play on Both Sides?