38 M.R.S. § 1205 Lien For Unpaid Assessments

• Library: Maine Revised Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 486
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 38 M.R.S. § 1205

All assessments made under section 1203 create a lien upon each and every lot or parcel of land so assessed and the buildings upon the same. The lien takes effect when the trustees file with the clerk of the district the completed assessment, and continues for one year thereafter. Within 10 days after the date of hearing on said assessment the clerk of the district shall make out a list of all such assessments, the amount of each, and the name of the person against whom the same is assessed, and the clerk of the district shall certify the list and deliver it to the treasurer of the district. If an assessment is not paid within 3 months from the date thereof, the treasurer may bring a civil action for the collection of that assessment in the name of the district against the person against whom said assessment is made and for the enforcement of the lien. The complaint in such action must contain a statement of such assessment, a description of the real estate against which the assessment is made, and an allegation that a lien is claimed on the real estate to secure the payment of the assessment. If service is not made upon the defendant or it appears that any other persons ar...