Section 140.980

Title X TAXATION AND REVENUE

Chapter 140

Effective - 28 Aug 2024, 2 histories   

  140.980.  Citation of law — definitions. — 1.  Sections 140.980 to 140.1015 shall be known and may be cited as the "Chapter 140 Land Bank Act".

  2.  As used in sections 140.980 to 140.1015, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Land bank agency", an agency established by a county or municipality under the authority of section 140.981;

  (2)  "Land taxes", taxes on real property or real estate, including the taxes both on the land and the improvements thereon;

  (3)  "Municipality", any incorporated city, town, or village in this state;

  (4)  "Political subdivision", any county, city, town, village, school district, library district, or any other public subdivision or public corporation that has the power to tax;

  (5)  "Reserve period taxes", land taxes assessed against any parcel of real estate sold or otherwise disposed of by a land bank agency for the first three tax years following such sale or disposition;

  (6)  "Tax bill", real estate taxes and the lien thereof, whether general or special, levied and assessed by any taxing authority;

  (7)  "Taxing authority", any governmental, managing, administering, or other lawful authority, now or hereafter empowered by law to issue tax bills.

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(L. 2019 H.B. 821, A.L. 2024 H.B. 2062)