Ordinance Tracking

Property Registration: Indiana, Michigan, New York

Written by Ashley Shepherd | Dec 19, 2023 6:00:21 PM

Hammond, IN

The city of Hammond, Ind. has amended its property registration requirement to reflect an annual fee of $300.00.  The program will continue to require annual registration within 90 days of vacancy.

Property Registration Ordinance

Sec. 150.072 PROPERTY OWNERS TO NOTIFY INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT OF VACANT PROPERTY BY OCTOBER 1 ANNUALLY.

(A)   Property owners of residential, commercial and industrial properties located in the city shall be required to register in writing such properties as being empty, vacant and/or not in use, if vacant for a period of more than 90 days.

(E)   A registration form and registration fee of $300 will be required for each vacant property, each year of vacancy exceeding 90 days.

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Roseville, MI

The city of Roseville, Mich. has enacted a property registration requirement within 45 days of vacancy.  The program will require annual registration accompanied by a $300.00 fee.

 

Property Registration Ordinance 

ARTICLE II

Vacant Property Registration and Maintenance Requirements

[Added 6-14-2022 by Ord. No. 1327]

Sec. 225-204.  Registration of vacant and abandoned vacant property.

An owner of a vacant property or an abandoned vacant property located in the City shall be responsible for registering that property with the Building Department by complying with the affidavit and registration and inspection fee requirements in this article within 45 days of the vacancy.

Sec. 225.205.  Owner registration form and content.

B.   Once a vacant or abandoned property has been properly registered by the owner, such registration shall be valid and effective for a period not to exceed 365 days, and shall be renewed thereafter until the vacant property has become occupied and a certificate of compliance has been issued pursuant to Sec. 225-211.

Sec. 225-206.  Registration, inspection, and other fees.

All fees applicable to this article shall be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council, which fees shall include a registration fee, an inspection fee, a reinspection fee, and such other related fees established by resolution of the City Council.

City of Roseville, MI

The Code

Part II, General Legislation

Sec. 133-6 Department of Buildings and Inspection fees.

Vacant structure and certificate of occupancy inspections

Inspection requested by owner, owner's representative, or third party per trade: $300

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Smithtown, NY

The town of Smithtown, N.Y. has enacted a property registration requirement within 30 days of foreclosure filing.  The program will require annual registration accompanied by a $75.00 fee.

 

Property Registration Ordinance 

Sec. 221-10.  Inspection and registration of real property.

B.   At the time of initial registration each registrant shall pay a nonrefundable annual registration fee of $75 for each property.  Subsequent nonrefundable annual renewal registrations of properties and fees in the amount of $65 are due within 10 days of the expiration of the previous registration.

C.   If the registrable property is not registered, or the registration fee is not paid within 30 days of when the registration or renewal is required pursuant to this section, a late fee equivalent to 10% of the annual registration fee shall be charged for every thirty-day period or portion thereof, the property is not registered and shall be due and payable with the registration.

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