Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN PERSONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIORITY OF UNRECORDED MUNICIPAL LIENS
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the law concerning municipal liens related to neglected property and tax-delinquent property; to clarify the foreclosure process for property subject to a municipal lien; to allow a municipality to petition to set aside the sale of property by the state to a person that owns taxdelinquent property in this state; to provide for the priority of unrecorded municipal liens over other unrecorded liens; and for other purposes. subtitle to clarify the foreclosure process for property subject to a municipal lien…
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING MUNICIPAL LIENS RELATED TO NEGLECTED PROPERTY AND TAX-DELINQUENT PROPERTY; TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY BY THE STATE TO A PERSON THAT OWNS TAXDELINQUENT PROPERTY IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIORITY OF UNRECORDED MUNICIPAL LIENS OVER OTHER UNRECORDED LIENS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN PERSONS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRIORITY OF UNRECORDED MUNICIPAL LIENS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14-54-901 is amended to read as follows: 14-54-901. Municipal authority. (a) Incorporated towns and cities of the first and second class are empowered to order the owner of lots and other real property within their towns or cities to cut weeds; to remove garbage, rubbish, and other unsightly and unsanitary articles and things upon the property; and to eliminate, fill up, or remove stagnant pools of water or any other unsanitary thing, place, *JLL189* 04-08-2025 11:19:05 JLL189 As Engrossed: H3/17/25 S4/8/25 HB1695 or condition which might become a …