§ 37-48-152 — Special improvement assessments constitute perpetual lien

Colorado § 37-48-152

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 37: Water and
• Art.: Rio Grande Water Conservation District

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All special improvement assessments against appraised benefits and interest
thereon and penalties for default of payment thereof, together with the cost of
collecting the same, from the date of the filing of the construction fund special
assessment record in the office of the treasurer of the county wherein the lands
and property are situate shall constitute a perpetual lien in an amount not in excess
of the benefits severally appraised upon the land and other property against which
said special improvement assessments have been levied and such benefits
appraised; and no sale of said property to enforce any general state, county, city,
town, or school tax or other lien shall extinguish the perpetual lien of said special
improvement assessment. At any time, any landowner may pay the full amount of
said special improvement assessment, and thereafter the property of any such
landowner shall be clear and free from said lien and shall not be subject to special
improvement assessment for and on account of benefits appraised against any
other land or default in the payment of special improvement assessments made
against any other land.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 1386, � 7, effective July 18. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1281, � 18, effective May 25.