Ordinance - #84-08 - 09/25/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

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- 20 - If the deferment is granted, the City Clerk shall notify the Anoka County Auditor who shall record a notice thereof with the Anoka County Recorder's office, which notice shall set forth the amount of the assessment, plus the interest rate and period of time during which interest shall accrue. Subdivision 3. Interest on Deferred Assessment. Interest on the deferred assessment shall accrue at the same rate as on non-deferred assessments. Interest shall cease to accrue on the date when the assessment would have been paid in full had it not been deferred. The maximum amount due on the assessment will then be the original assessment plus interest accrued during the original assessment term. Subdivision 4. Termination of Right to Deferred Payment. The option to defer the payment of special assessments shall terminate and all amounts accumulated plus applicable interest shall become due upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) the death of the owner, provided that the spouse is otherwise not eligible for the benefits of this Section; (b) the sale, transfer or subdivision of the property or any part thereof; (c) if the property should for any reason lose its homestead status; or (d) if for any reason the City Council shall determine that there would be no hardship to require immediate or partial payment. Subdivision 5. Standards and Guidelines for Determining the Existence of a Hardship and a Disability. A. A hardship shall be deemed prima facie to exist when all of the following apply: a. The annual gross income of the applicant according to his most recent federal income tax return plus his tax-exempt income does not exceed $12,000.00. If no such return was made, the Clerk shall require the applicant to submit other pertinent information to show that this qualification is met. b. The special assessments to be deferred exceed $300.00. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the City Council may consider exceptional and unusual circumstances pertaining to an applicant not covered by the above standards; but any determination shall be made in a nondiscriminatory manner and shall not give the applicant an unreasonable preference or advantage over other applicants. B. Retirement by reason of permanent and total disability shall be deemed prima facia to exist when the applicant presents a sworn affidavit by two (2) licensed medical doctors attesting that the applicant is unable to be gainfully employed because of a permanent and total disability.