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Mounds View, MN Enacts Property Registration Ordinance
October 15, 2026Mounds View, MN
The city of Mounds View, Minn. has enacted a property registration requirement within 7 days of foreclosure filing or 30 days of vacancy. The program will require annual registration accompanied by the following fees:
Residential Property Registration:
Initial Fee: $400.00
1st Renewal: $400.00
2nd and Subsequent Renewals: $1,000.00
Commercial Property Registration:
Initial Fee: $800.00
1st-4th Renewal: $800.00
5th and Subsequent Renewal: $2,000.00
Property Registration Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 1057
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE, TITLE IX:
GENERAL REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 91,
CONCERNING VACANT DWELLINGS AND BUILDINGS
91.33 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION.
(A) Residential Dwelling Registration: The owner, creditor or responsible party shall register a vacant dwelling with the Community Development Department no later than 30-days after the dwelling becomes vacant as defined in this chapter for the purpose of minimizing hazards to people or property as a result of the vacancy. The registration shall be submitted on a form and method provided by the Community Development Department and shall pay a registration fee:
(1) Upon filing a complaint of foreclosure or executing a deed in lieu of foreclosure on a residential property, the creditor shall within 7 days register the property as a property in foreclosure for the purpose of minimizing hazards to people and property as a result of the potential for vacancy.
(B) Commercial Building Registration: The owner, creditor or responsible party shall register a vacant commercial building with the Community Development Department no later than 180 days after the building becomes vacant as defined in this chapter for the purpose of minimizing hazards to people or property as a result of the vacancy. The registration shall be submitted on a form and method provided by the community Development Department and shall pay a registration fee.
(1) Upon filing a complaint of foreclosure or executing a deed in lieu of foreclosure on a residential property, the creditor shall within 7 days register the property as a property in foreclosure for the purpose of minimizing hazards to people and property as a result of the potential for vacancy.
91.038 FEES.
(A) The owner or responsible party shall pay an annual vacant building registration fee. The registration fee, administrative registration fee, or prolonged vacancy enforcement fee shall be an amount adopted by Resolution by the City Council. Registration shall expire on a 12-month calendar year cycle. Registration fees shall not be pro-rated. The amount of the registration fee shall be reasonably related to the administrative costs for registering and processing the registration form and for the costs of the city in monitoring the vacant dwelling or building and premises. The fee must be paid in full prior to the issuance of any building permits or licenses, with the exception of a demolition permit.
ORDINANCE 1057 PRESS RELEASE- VACANT BUILDINGS
City of Mounds View Passes Ordinance Requiring Vacant Building Registration (VBR)
On June 26, 2026, The Mounds View City Council approved Resolution 10265 to contract with MuniReg, a national leader in property registration programs, to provide assistance and support with the identification of foreclosure properties and to collect registration and fee payments for the VBR registrations. Key Requirements of Ordinance 1027 Mandatory Registration: Residential Property owners or responsible parties must register any residential building that sits vacant with the city for more than 30-days. Owners and responsible parties of Commercial Buildings vacant for more than 180 days are required to register. Snowbird exemption is provided for seasonal vacancies. The Vacant Building Registration (VBR) fee for residential properties is $400. The VBR fee for commercial properties is $800. VBR fees are paid annually.
Annual Renewal: The registration must be updated annually for as long as the property remains unoccupied.
Annual Fee Payment: Property owners are required to submit an annual fee alongside their registration, structured to offset the city monitoring and public service costs associated with abandoned spaces.
Prolonged Vacancy Increases Fee: Residential properties vacant more than 24 consecutive months must pay an additional fee of $1,000. Commercial properties vacant for more than 60- months must pay an additional fee of $2,000.
Roxbury, NJ
The township of Roxbury, N.J. has amended its property registration requirement to reflect an annual registration fee of $500.00 for occupied properties in foreclosure and $2,500.00 for vacant properties in foreclosure. The program will continue to require annual registration within 10 days of foreclosure or within 30 days of vacancy.
Property Registration Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 04-26
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 THE CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ROXBURY CONCERNING VACANT AND FORECLOSURE PROPERTY REGISTRATION
Sec. 9-5.2 General Requirements; Vacant Property Registration Required; Renewal.
a. The owner of any vacant property, as defined herein, shall within 30 days after the building becomes vacant property or within 30 days after assuming ownership of the vacant property, whichever is later, file a registration statement for each such vacant property with the Township of Roxbury on forms provided by the Township for such purposes, as well as any additional information that the Township may reasonably request. The registration shall remain valid until the end of the calendar year. The owner shall be required to renew the registration annually, no later than January 31 as long as the building remains vacant property and shall pay a registration or renewal fee as set forth in subsection 9-5.4 of this section.
Sec. 9-5.10 Creditor Registration
(2) A creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclosure shall, in addition to the notice provided to the Township pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2008, c. 127 (c.46:10B-51) or section 2 of P.L.2021, c. 444 (C.40:48-2.12s2), register the residential or commercial property with the Township's property registration program as a property in foreclosure and, as part of that registration: (a) provide the Township with the information regarding the creditor required by paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 17 of P.L.2008, c. 127 (C.46:10B-51) or paragraph (1) of section a. of section 2 of P.L.2021, c. 444 (C.40:48-2.12s2): identify the date the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage was filed against the subject property, the court in which it was filed, and the docket number of the filing; and (c) identify whether the property is vacant and abandoned;
Sec. 9-5.14 Fees
The annual fee for a creditor required to register a property pursuant to this ordinance shall be:
(1) $500 per property annually for any property that is required to be registered because a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose was filed by the creditor; and
(2) an additional $2,000 per property annually if the property is vacant or abandoned pursuant to the definition in the ordinance when the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose is filed or becomes vacant and abandoned at any time thereafter while the property is in foreclosure.
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Azusa, CA
The city of Azusa, Calif. has amended its property registration ordinance to require an annual registration fee of $518.00. The program will continue to require annual registration within 10 days of vacancy.
Property Registration Ordinance
ARTICLE XVII. - REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF VACANT AND ABANDONED COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Sec. 14-560. - Registration requirements for vacant property.
(b) Within ten days of identification of any vacant property, the beneficiary and trustee must register the property with the chief building official on specified forms.
(f) An annual registration fee, adopted in conformance with section 14-561, shall accompany the submission of each registration form. The fee and registration shall be valid for one year from the date of registration. Registration fees will not be prorated.
City of Azusa
REGISTRATION OF VACANT / ABANDONED PROPERTY
An annual registration fee of $518 payable to the City of Azusa must accompany this form and be mailed to:
City of Azusa
Attn: Community Improvement Division
213 E Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702
Hillside, IL
The village of Hillside, Ill. has amended its property registration ordinance to reflect a registration requirement within 10 days of foreclosure or 10 days of vacancy. The property will require semi-annual registration accompanied by a fee of $350.00.
Property Registration Ordinance
ORDINANCE 26-09
AN ORDINANCE, AMENDING ARTICLE 18, ARTICLE XVI, "VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATION PROGRAM," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, VILLAGE OF HILLSIDE, ILLINOIS, AND REPLACING WITH A NEW ARTICLE 18, ARTICLE XVI, TO BE ENTITLED, "REGISTRATION OF FORECLOSING MORTGAGES AND VACANT PROPERTY," REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
Sec. 18-604 - INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER FORECLOSURE
(c) Within ten (10) days of the date any Mortgagee files a Foreclosure Action, the Mortgagee shall register the Registrable Property with the Village Registry, and, at the time of registration, indicate whether the Registrable Property is Vacant, and if so shall designate in writing a Property Manager to inspect, maintain, and secure the Registrable Property subject to the mortgage under a Foreclosure Action. A separate registration is required for each Real Property subject to a Foreclosure Action, regardless of whether it is occupied or vacant.
(e) At the time of initial registration each registrant shall pay a non-refundable Semi-Annual Registration fee of $350.00 for each Registrable Property. Subsequent non-refundable Semi-Annual renewal registration of properties and fees in the amount of $350.00 are due within ten (10) days of the expiration of the previous registration.
Sec. 18-6056 - INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A MORTGAGE IN FORECLOSURE
(a) Any Owner of Vacant Registrable Property, as defined in this Article, located within the Village shall within ten (10) days after the Registrable Property becomes Vacant, register the Vacant Registrable Property with the Village Registry. Structures that are Vacant Registrable Property at the time of this Ordinance must register within fifteen (15) days of the date this Ordinance takes effect.
(c) At the time of initial registration each registrant shall pay a non-refundable Semi-Annual Registration fee of $350.00 for each Vacant Registrable Property. Subsequent non-refundable Semi-Annual renewal registrations of Vacant Registrable Properties and fees in the amount of $350.00 are due within ten (10) days of the expiration of the previous registration.
Alexandria, NJ
The township of Alexandria, N.J. has enacted a property registration requirement within 30 days of vacancy. The program will require annual registration accompanied by the following escalating fee schedule:
Initial Registration: $2,500.00
First Renewal: $2,000.00
Any Subsequent Renewals: $2,000.00
Property Registration Ordinance
Chapter 137
PROPERTIES, VACANT OR ABANDONED
Sec. 137-4. Registration of vacant and abandoned properties.
A. A creditor filing a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a vacant and abandoned property, or a creditor who has previously filed a summons and complaint to foreclose on a residential property which subsequently becomes vacant and abandoned, shall within 30 calendar days after the building becomes vacant and abandoned or within 30 calendar days after assuming ownership of the vacant and abandoned property, whichever is later; or within 10 calendar days of receipt of notice from the Township, and annually thereafter, file a registration statement for such vacant and abandoned property with the Municipal Clerk on forms provided by the Township for such purposes.
D. The registration shall remain valid for one year from the date of registration except for the initial registration which shall be valid through December 31 of the year in which it was filed. The creditor shall be asked to renew registration annually as long as the building remains vacant and abandoned and shall pay a registration or renewal fee in the amount prescribed in Sec. 137-5 of this chapter for each vacant and abandoned property registered.
Sec. 137-5. Fee Schedule for properties subject to foreclosure. [Amended 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-5]
The initial registration fee for each vacant and abandoned property for which a summons and complaint for foreclosure has been served under the provisions of this chapter shall be $2,500. The fee for the first annual renewal, and for any subsequent renewal thereafter, shall be $2,000.
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