Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-36-405
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Assessing ordinance - Interest on installments - Lien
Official statutory text
The governing body, by ordinance, shall levy assessments against
the several lots and tracts of land benefited by reason of the
improvement in accordance with its determination and final
adjudication and fix a lien upon the property for the amount of the
assessments. The ordinance shall provide that:
1. The assessments are payable in ten (10) equal annual
installments, with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent
(8%) per annum, payable annually;
2. The installments shall be due and payable on or before the
first day of September of each year following the date of the
passage of the assessing ordinance;
3. The owner of any lot, piece or parcel of land shall have the
right to pay the entire assessment without interest within thirty
(30) days after the date of the publication of the assessing
ordinance;
4. Upon failure to pay an installment the municipal clerk shall
certify the delinquency to the county treasurer to be placed upon
the delinquent tax list of the county for the current year; and 5.
If installments are not paid when due, they shall bear interest at
the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, and no earlier than July
1 and no later than July 10 of the following year, shall be
certified to the county treasurer to be placed upon the delinquent
list, and the property shall be sold to pay such delinquent
assessment in the manner provided for the sale of property for
delinquent taxes. Provided, that no such certification shall be
made to the county treasurer unless the city or town clerk shall
have sent a notice of the nature and amount of the assessment by
restricted delivery mail on or before June 1 of said year to the
last-known address of the owner of the assessed property.
the several lots and tracts of land benefited by reason of the
improvement in accordance with its determination and final
adjudication and fix a lien upon the property for the amount of the
assessments. The ordinance shall provide that:
1. The assessments are payable in ten (10) equal annual
installments, with interest thereon at the rate of eight percent
(8%) per annum, payable annually;
2. The installments shall be due and payable on or before the
first day of September of each year following the date of the
passage of the assessing ordinance;
3. The owner of any lot, piece or parcel of land shall have the
right to pay the entire assessment without interest within thirty
(30) days after the date of the publication of the assessing
ordinance;
4. Upon failure to pay an installment the municipal clerk shall
certify the delinquency to the county treasurer to be placed upon
the delinquent tax list of the county for the current year; and 5.
If installments are not paid when due, they shall bear interest at
the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, and no earlier than July
1 and no later than July 10 of the following year, shall be
certified to the county treasurer to be placed upon the delinquent
list, and the property shall be sold to pay such delinquent
assessment in the manner provided for the sale of property for
delinquent taxes. Provided, that no such certification shall be
made to the county treasurer unless the city or town clerk shall
have sent a notice of the nature and amount of the assessment by
restricted delivery mail on or before June 1 of said year to the
last-known address of the owner of the assessed property.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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