Bill > H3495

This bill aims to clarify and expand the ability of cities and towns to recover legal costs associated with foreclosing on properties with unpaid taxes. Specifically, it proposes to amend existing laws to explicitly state that "legal fees incurred to date" can be added to the tax title account, which is essentially a record of the debt owed on a property. This means that if a municipality has to go through the legal process to foreclose on a property due to unpaid taxes, they can now more clearly recoup all the legal expenses they've incurred in that process. Additionally, the bill modifies a provision that previously limited the recovery of certain fees to fifty dollars, increasing this limit to $500 or the actual costs, whichever is less, providing a more realistic recovery for municipalities facing foreclosure proceedings.