OR HB4017 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on March 7 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on March 7 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-03-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
For purposes of litigation regarding local improvement district assessment or reassessment lien levied within certain dates by city, if owner or predecessor in interest objected to formation of district and assessment or reassessment was more than double real market value of property and exceeded real market value by more than $1.4 million, requires court to revise assessment or reassessment, if higher, down to dollar value of special benefit to property attributable to local improvement on date Provides requirements for ordinance or resolution prescribing procedure by which governing body of local government may form local improvement district and impose assessments on property in district specially benefited by local improvement. Provides alternative procedure for local government that includes estimated assessments in notice for formation hearing and holds final hearing after improvements completed. Provides procedure for objections in district where property assessable for more than 50 percent of estimated assessments of proposed local improvement district is owned by single person or multiple persons under common control of single person. Applies notice requirements for hearing on estimated assessments of proposed local improvement district to proposed change to boundaries of local improvement district. Prohibits local government from changing boundaries if owner of property to be added objects, unless property is subject to prior written waiver of objection. For purposes of litigation regarding local improvement district assessment or reassessment lien levied within certain dates by city, voids lien if owner or predecessor in interest objected to formation of district and assessment or reassessment was more than double real market value of property and exceeded real market value by more than $1.4 million, requires court to revise assessment or reassessment, if higher, down to dollar value of special benefit to property attributable to local improvement on date assessment or reassessment was imposed. Makes exception if city shows that special benefit attributable to local improvement was greater than amount of assessment or reassessment. If assessment or reassessment was higher than dollar value of special benefit to property, provides that property may be redeemed within two years following issuance of court's judgment for amount of purchase price at sale on execution, including tax amounts paid on property by purchaser after sale but excluding penalty or interest, and that city may not be deemed prevailing party in the litigation for any purpose. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to local improvement districts; declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2014-02-13 - House - House Committee Without recommendation, with amendments, be printed engrossed and be referred to Rules (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-07 | House | In committee upon adjournment. |
| 2014-02-14 | House | Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. |
| 2014-02-14 | House | Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules. |
| 2014-02-13 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2014-02-11 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2014-02-03 | House | Referred to Rural Communities. |
| 2014-02-03 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
