Pine Bluff, AR

The city of Pine Bluff, Ark. has enacted a property registration requirement within 30 days of vacancy.  The program will require annual registration accompanied by an annual fee of $200.00 for residential properties and $500.00 for commercial properties.Property Registration Ordinance

Pine Bluff, AR Code of Ordinances

ARTICLE VI. - VACANT BUILDINGS

Sec. 16-94. - Registration and registration fee.

(a)   Registration of building.  There are two (2) ways to register a building as vacant.

(1)   The owner shall register with the city code enforcement department not later than thirty (30) days after the building becomes vacant, as defined.

The registration of the building shall include, (a) the site address, (b) the name of the current owner or owners, current address of the owner(s), (c) tax parcel number, (d) a description of the condition of the building, (e) plans for future use (intended to eliminate the vacancy), (f) the responsible person or agent and the contact information for same, and (g) other applicable information as the code enforcement department may require.  If any information changes the registrant is responsible for informing the code inspection department of the changes in a prompt manner.

(b)   Registration fee.  There is assessed an annual registration fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each residential vacant building and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each commercial vacant building, which is due and shall be paid at the time of registration.  If the inspector registers the building as vacant the fee shall be due later than thirty (3) days after the building is registered as vacant or the owner(s) receives notice, whichever is later.  All vacant building registration fees are due on or before October 15th as long as the building remains vacant; not to exceed one (2) vacancy registration payment per calendar year.

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Alameda, CA

Property Registration Ordinance 

ARTICLE IV. - VACANT BUILDINGS

13-15.3 - Boarded Building and Vacant Parcel Monitoring Fee.

a.   Fee Imposed.  There is hereby imposed upon every owner of a boarded building or vacant parcel an annual boarded building and vacant parcel monitoring fee (hereinafter, "Monitoring Fee"), in an amount to be set by resolution of the City Council.  The Monitoring Fee shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of monitoring the boarded building and vacant parcel.  The Monitoring Fee shall be payable as to any boarded building, residential or non-residential, or vacant parcel which:

1. Is boarded up by voluntary action of the owner or as the result of enforcement activities by the City; or

2. Is vacant for more than ninety (90) days for any reason, except where all owners or occupants are continuously and temporarily absent from their place of residence and intend to return thereto.

City of Alameda, California

Vacant Building Registration Form

*Annual Vacant/Building/Parcel Monitoring fee submitted through June 2026 is $2906 per calendar year.  City of Alameda fiscal year (July 1st) is when the fees are adopted by Council and adjusted.

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