HB 981

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to chronic nuisance service
3	assessments; creating s. 193.076, F.S.; authorizing
4	specified local governments to levy non-ad valorem
5	assessments to recover costs for the elimination of
6	chronic nuisances on real property; providing for
7	payment and collection of the assessments; providing
8	an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1. Section 193.076, Florida Statutes, is created to
13	read:
14	193.076  Chronic nuisance service assessments.-A local
15	government, as defined in s. 197.3632(1)(b), may levy non-ad
16	valorem assessments to recover costs incurred in providing
17	services to eliminate chronic nuisances on real property. Such
18	chronic nuisance service assessments are superior to all other
19	private rights, interests, liens, encumbrances, titles, and
20	claims upon the property and equal in rank and dignity with a
21	lien for ad valorem taxes. A local government may collect the
22	assessments pursuant to the uniform method provided in s.
23	197.3632 or by an alternative method provided by law.
24	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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