MS SB3042

Assessments levied by municipalities for cleaning private property (cutting grass, removing debris, filling cisterns, demolishing dilapidated buildings) become delinquent at the same time as municipal ad valorem taxes

Delinquent cleaning assessments are collected using the same procedures and timelines as delinquent ad valorem taxes, including the same penalties

Property sold for nonpayment of cleaning assessments follows the same sale procedures as property sold for delinquent ad valorem taxes

If property is sold for delinquent ad valorem taxes, any cleaning assessment is added to the delinquent tax amount and collected simultaneously

Effective date: July 1, 2010