(a) Any person who files a complaint or otherwise initiates a foreclosure involving real property located within the corporate limits of the City of Massillon shall notify the Chief Building Official of the City of Massillon or his/her designee of the filing of the foreclosure complaint, within thirty (30) days after filing the complaint with the relevant court, by filing with the Chief Building Official of the City of Massillon or his/her designee a complete copy of the complaint and the contact name, address and phone number of the complainant. The fee for notice of a foreclosed property is one hundred dollars ($100.00) per foreclosure filing for a residential property (one- or two-family structure) and three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a commercial property (all structures other than one-or two-family structures). The fee shall be paid at the time of notification.
(b) Notice under this subsection is sufficient if it is deposited in the mail, first class, to the owner or entity filing the foreclosure action. Failure to make registration within thirty (30) business days from the date of said notice shall result in the additional assessment of a $100.00 penalty for residential and $300.00 for commercial foreclosure filings. The City Auditor shall then certify to the County Auditor the registration fee and penalty as referenced in this section. Such amounts (fee $100.00 +penalty $100.00 = $200.00 residential and $300.00 +penalty $300.00 = $600.00 commercial) shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be lien upon such lands from the date of entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the City General fund as provided by Ohio R.C. 731.54. In addition to the above, such amounts (penalties/fees) are also considered a debt collectible and the unpaid debt can also be collected in accordance with Ordinance No. 107-2010.
(Ord. 62-2017. Passed 7-10-17.)