Town of Salem, NH Article V Reconveyance of Tax-Deed Property to Prior Owners

[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 4-21-1980 (Ch. 285, Art. III, of the 1995 Code)]

§ 436-3 Authority. [1]

Pursuant to RSA 80:89, the Board of Selectmen is authorized to reconvey tax-deeded properties to former owners.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 436-4 Conditions required.

The following conditions will serve as a general guideline to be employed in cases where a request to repurchase tax-deed property is made:

A. Requests will be received within five years of the date of the tax sale for which the Tax Collector's deed was issued. All other tax-deed property will be disposed of at public auction only.

B. The request shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Selectmen and shall identify the property by street location and property Tax Map and lot number.

C. Reconveyance would not result in an adverse impact on the surrounding area.

D. There is no demonstrable benefit to the Town in retaining the property.

E. Minimum payment shall consist of all outstanding principal, interest and taxes from the original tax sale, plus an amount equal to taxes plus simple interest at 18% per annum, which would have accrued during that time which the property was owned by the Town, plus any legal fees associated with deed preparation and filing.

F. No reconveyance will be authorized unless and until any outstanding welfare liens which existed on the property in accordance with RSA 165:28 immediately prior to the tax sale are paid in full.

§ 436-5 Appeals.

Any citizen aggrieved by action of the Board taken under these guidelines shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board of Selectmen by requesting the same within seven days of the original action.