HB 2147 — Cities and towns; Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025; lien; violations; housing; building code; foreclosure; real property; effective date.

ENGROSSEDAn Act ENROLLED HOUSE BILL NO.

Lay and Waldron of the House and Stanley of the Senate 5 An Act relating to cities and towns;

BESUBJECT: IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

Cities and Towns BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

ENGR.SECTION 2.

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2147 Page 1 SECTION 2.

ENGR.An interested party shall not include the holder of the benefit of an easement which burdens the real property, the holder of the benefit or burden of a real covenant which burdens the real property, or the holder of the benefit of a utility easement which burdens the real property;

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2147 Page 2 An3. interested party shall not include the holder of the benefit of an easement which burdens the real property, the holder of the benefit or burden of a real covenant which burdens the real property, or the holder of the benefit of a utility easement which burdens the real property;

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"Municipal code lien payoff" means the principal amount of a municipal code lien, interest accrued at the rate of seven and one- half percent (7.5%) per annum from the date the municipal code lien was filed in the office of the county clerk, any fees or costs incurred in the collection of such a lien under this act including, ENGR.without limitations, the cost of title examinations and publication of notices, and any other penalties allowable under either the laws of the State of Oklahoma or under an ordinance or resolution enacted by the municipality;

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2147 Page 3 without limitations, the cost of title examinations and publication of notices, and any other penalties allowable under either the laws of the State of Oklahoma or under an ordinance or resolution enacted by the municipality;

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the full amount of the municipal code lien payoff for each municipal code lien on which the municipality is seeking to foreclose under this act, and b.

any tax payoff that may be applicable to the property on which the municipality is seeking to foreclose under this act;

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"Taxes" means those taxes assessed against real property by either the State of Oklahoma, the county in which the real property is situated, or the municipality that are delinquent as of the date ENGR.

2147 Page 43 aa. proceeding under this act is commenced or at any time before final resolution of the same, and shall also include any taxes assessed against real property that are unpaid from any previous year and any amounts required for redemption.

the full amount of the municipal code lien payoff for each municipal code lien on which the municipality is seeking to foreclose under this act, and b.

any tax payoff that may be applicable to the property on which the municipality is seeking to foreclose under this act;

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"Taxes" means those taxes assessed against real property by either the State of Oklahoma, the county in which the real property is situated, or the municipality that are delinquent as of the date a proceeding under this act is commenced or at any time before final resolution of the same, and shall also include any taxes assessed against real property that are unpaid from any previous year and any amounts required for redemption.

if the taxes associated with the property are delinquent, but the property has not yet been sold for taxes, the full amount of delinquent taxes, costs, fees, and charges due to the county tax collector, ENGR.b.

if the property has been sold for taxes to either the state or to a party other than the state, those amounts required for redemption, except for when a ENR.

2147 Page 54 b.municipality is the prevailing bidder, the tax payoff amount shall be the lesser of these amounts, and c.

if the property has been sold for taxes to either the state or to a party other than the state, those amounts required for redemption, except for when a municipality is the prevailing bidder, the tax payoff amount shall be the lesser of these amounts, and c.

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any fees, penalties, and abatement costs imposed against property other than owner- occupied real property for violations of a municipality's housing and building codes adopted pursuant to the statutes of the State of ENGR.Oklahoma may be enforced in rem as a lien in accordance with this act;

H.provided, however, such enforcement shall not commence until the cumulative amount of fees, penalties, and abatement costs outstanding equals or exceeds One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).

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NO.

2147 Page 6 Oklahoma may be enforced in rem as a lien in accordance with this act.

Any municipality to which this act applies may proceed with judicial in rem foreclosures of municipal code liens in accordance with the provisions of this act by enactment of an ordinance or resolution of the governing authority of the municipality in which the real property is located, which ordinance or resolution shall be sufficientENR. authority for use of this act by the municipality to enforce its municipal code liens.

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