§ 16-98. Lien and privilege.  


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  • (a)

    The Parish of Tangipahoa shall have a lien and privilege against the blighted immovable property in or on which the violation occurred. The lien and privilege shall secure all fines, costs, and penalties which are assessed by the hearing officer for the parish in accordance with this chapter and described in the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien. For the lien and privilege to arise and exist, the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien assessing any fines, costs, and penalties shall be recorded in the office of the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court and Recorder of Mortgages. The recordation shall have the effect of a judicial mortgage against the immovable property described therein and may be enforced against the immovable property described therein upon application of the Tangipahoa Parish Government to the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court for issuance of a writ in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure Article 2253. The remedies established in this chapter are nonexclusive and may be pursued independently of each other and in addition to other remedies provided by law. In order for the lien and privilege to arise, the order, judgment, notice of judgment, or lien shall be final and not subject to appeal when recorded in the mortgage office. The lien and privilege shall have ranking as provided by R.S. 9:4821(1).

    (b)

    Any liens placed against such immovable property shall be included in the next annual ad valorem tax bill and shall be paid along with such taxes, subject, however, to any valid homestead exemption. Failure to pay the liens shall cause the immovable property in or on which the violation occurred to be subject to the same provisions of law as govern tax sales of immovable property. However, if the immovable property has been sold for nonpayment of taxes to a tax sale purchaser other than the parish, and if the right of redemption from the tax sale has not elapsed at least one year prior to the sale pursuant to this chapter, the tax sale purchaser shall have a right of redemption from the sale pursuant to this chapter until one year after the right of redemption from the tax sale elapses.

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    Any liens placed against immovable property that has a legal homestead exemption from taxes will become payable 90 days after the death of the owner thereof or immediately upon recordation of any conventional mortgage on the immovable property or transfer of title to a new owner, whichever occurs first.

(Ord. No. 08-61, 8-25-08)