HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-136 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NUMBER 97-136
Being a By-Law to Establish Cost Recovery
rates for legal fees and other fees incurred
under the Municipal Tax Sales Act.
WHEREAS, the Municipal Tax Sales Act, R.S.O. 1990, provides for a municipality to recover legal
fees and other fees incurred during the property tax registration process, the Council of the
Corporation of the Municipality hereby enacts as follows:
1. THAT effective July 1, 1997, the Municipality of Clarington will recover legal and
other property tax registration costs according to the graduated scale set out below for
properties where the total arrears are less than $6,000.00.
COSTS AT EACH STAGE OF THE TAX SALE REGISTRATION PROCESS
1. Preliminary work - title searches, reporting etc. $200.00
2. Registration of the Tax Arrears Certificate $100.00
3. First Notices of Registration of a Tax Arears Certificate $100.00
4. Statutory Declaration Regarding Sending of the first Notices $100.00
5. Final Notices $100.00
6. Statutory Declaration Regarding the Sending of Final Notices $100.00
7. Tax Arrears Cancellation Certificate $100.00
8. Extension Agreement $200.00
9. Tax Sale Advertising $800.00
10. Preparation of Deed or Vesting Order $430.00
2. THAT the fee or charge will be on a full cost recovery basis for properties in arrears
greater than $6,000.00.
By-Law read a first and second time this 23rd day of June 1997.
By-Law read a third time and finally passed this 23rd day of June 1997.
Mayor
Clerk