Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-140.5

Petition — Notice.

A. After a municipal code lien has been recorded with the

office of the county clerk of the county in which the real property

is located, the code enforcement director may identify those

properties on which to commence a judicial in rem foreclosure in

accordance with this act, except that those properties the code

enforcement director identifies as owner-occupied shall not be

subject to judicial in rem foreclosure under this act. The code

enforcement director shall not file a petition for judicial in rem

foreclosure in accordance with this act for a period of six (6)

months following the date upon which the municipal code lien is

recorded in the office of the county clerk. A petition for judicial

in rem foreclosure may include any other municipal code lien that

has been filed prior to the date the petition is filed. After

enforcement proceedings have commenced in accordance with this act,

the enforcement proceedings may be amended to include any

subsequently arising municipal code liens and, if applicable, any

and all taxes as defined in this act.

B. If the property on which the municipality is seeking to

foreclose under this act is subject to taxes as defined in this act,

then, at least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of the petition,

the code enforcement director shall notify all other taxing agencies

within the jurisdiction of the municipality and the State of

Oklahoma of the code enforcement director's intention to file a

petition for judicial in rem foreclosure of the real property on

which a municipal code lien exists.

C. In the name of the municipality, the code enforcement

director shall, in the appropriate lis pendens record in the office

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of the county clerk of the county in which the real property is

located, file a notice of his or her intent to file a judicial in

rem foreclosure action. The notice shall include a legal

description of the property, street address of the property if

available, a statement that the property is subject to judicial in

rem foreclosure proceedings under this act, and a statement that

those proceedings may extinguish any legal interests in the

property.

D. Simultaneous with the filing of his or her notice of intent

to file a judicial in rem foreclosure action, the code enforcement

director, in the name of the municipality, shall file a petition

with the clerk of the district court for the district in which the

real property is located.

E. The petition shall be filed against the real property

against which the municipal code lien has been recorded and shall

provide all of the following:

1. The identity of the municipality and the name and address of

the code enforcement director;

2. The real property address;

3. A description of the real property;

4. The tax identification number of the real property;

5. The municipal code lien which is being foreclosed;

6. The principal amount of the municipal code lien together

with applicable interest and penalties;

7. The principal amount of any additional municipal code liens

together with applicable interest and penalties in accordance with

this section, if any;

8. The year or years for which the taxes are delinquent, if

any;

9. The principal amount of the taxes together with interest and

penalties, if any;

10. A statement that upon final sale in accordance with this

act and payment of the amount due for taxes, if applicable, an

interested party's rights of redemption shall be extinguished; and

11. The names and addresses of all interested parties to whom

copies of the petition are to be sent in accordance with subsection

F of this section.

F. The municipality shall mail copies of the petition by both

certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail to all

interested parties whose identities and addresses are reasonably

ascertainable. Copies of the petition shall also be mailed by
s and addresses of all interested parties to whom

copies of the petition are to be sent in accordance with subsection

F of this section.

F. The municipality shall mail copies of the petition by both

certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail to all

interested parties whose identities and addresses are reasonably

ascertainable. Copies of the petition shall also be mailed by

first-class mail to the real property address to the attention of

the occupants of the property, if any. In addition, notice shall be

physically posted on the real property and shall include the

following statement: "THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO A JUDICIAL IN REM

FORECLOSURE ACTION AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO [NAME OF MUNICIPALITY]

OR ANOTHER PARTY. PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE CURRENT

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OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT [NAME OF

MUNICIPALITY]."

G. Within thirty (30) days of the filing of the petition, the

municipality shall cause a notice of the filing of the petition to

be published once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a

newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property

is located. Such notice shall specify:

1. The name and address of the code enforcement director;

2. The real property address;

3. A description of the real property;

4. The tax identification number of the real property;

5. Any applicable municipal code lien which is being foreclosed

upon;

6. The principal amount of any municipal code lien together

with interest and penalties;

7. The applicable period of tax delinquency, if any;

8. The principal amount of taxes, if any;

9. That upon deposit with the appropriate parties by the court

of the tax payoff amount, if any, any and all rights of redemption

accorded to interested parties are extinguished; and

10. The date and place of the filing of the petition.