§ 33-68. Postponement authorized; lien continued.  


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  • Pursuant to authority granted to the City of Newport News by § 15.2-2407, Virginia State Code, postponement of payment of sanitary sewer assessments is provided for qualified property owners who are not less than sixty-five (65) years of age or who are permanently and totally disabled meeting certain conditions until the sale of the property or the death of the last eligible owner, provided such property owners are eligible and granted approval for such postponement according to the terms of this article. Property owners who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older and are permanently and totally disabled may apply for postponement under either or both situations. Persons qualifying for postponement are deemed to be bearing an extraordinary financial burden in relation to their income and net worth, however nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any property owner from paying the sewer assessment, plus any applicable and accrued interest, at any time.

    (1)

    Postponement periods are limited to one (1) year (from July 1 through June 30 of the following year, unless nullified for any reason during such period) for each application that is approved according to the provisions of this article, however under no circumstances shall any combination of postponements affecting any single property for any one (1) or more persons exceed a total of ten (10) years.

    (2)

    Sanitary sewer assessments shall constitute a lien upon the properties to which they apply without regard to any postponement that may be approved according to the provisions of this article.

    (Ord. No. 5934-03, § 1)

(Ord. No. 5934-03, § 1)