HB 142 Summary

• Modifies county auditor requirements for first class charter counties, increasing the inventory threshold from $250 to $1,000 for property records.

• Authorizes cities, towns, villages, and water/sewer districts to levy an annual fee up to $12 per residential water service line for repairs and replacements, subject to voter approval.

• Allows cities with approved housing and nuisance enforcement fees to issue special tax bills against properties for unrecovered enforcement costs, collected like property taxes.

• Enables Community Improvement Districts to levy special assessments on benefited properties with approval from property owners representing over 50% of assessed value and over 50% per capita ownership.

• Expands administrative adjudication systems for cities to address housing, property maintenance, nuisance, and parking violations, with authority to issue special tax bills for fines and enforce liens.