§ 14-86-1303 — Redemption of property

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in any property which has been certified by the county tax collector's office prior to the enactment of this section for delinquent assessments in any improvement district and which property has not been sold for the delinquent assessments prior to the enactment of this section may pay the assessments or redeem the property within the time and in the manner provided by law. However, one (1) receipt or certificate of redemption shall be issued to the person, firm, or corporation embracing all of the property in the improvement district on which assessments are then paid or redemption then made by the person, firm, or corporation, regardless of the number of calls describing the property or the number of years of delinquency. (b) (1) For the receipt or certificate of redemption, the collector shall be entitled to a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the combined tax and penalty collected. (2) On all delinquent improvement district property certified by the collector's office subsequent to the enactment of this section, the collector's cost for redemption shall be a fee equal to ten percent (10%) of the combined tax and penalty collected on each call or twenty-five cents (25¢) per call, whichever is greater.

Legislative History

Acts 1941, No. 449, § 2; 1975, No. 879, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-1132.