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LEE COUNTY <br /> Committed Today for a Better Tomorrow <br /> RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATION EXEMPTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS <br /> FROM PAYING HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION FEES FOR PROPERTIES <br /> OBTAINED THROUGH TAX FORECLOSURE <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County has obtained and is in the process of obtaining ownership of <br /> several properties through the tax foreclosure process that are associated with the payment of <br /> homeowners' association fees; and <br /> WHEREAS, some of the properties obtained through the tax foreclosure process are <br /> located inside gated, private communities; and <br /> WHEREAS, properties obtained through the tax foreclosure process are generally <br /> available for purchase through the surplus property upset bid process, and <br /> WHEREAS, the homeowners' fees are intended to maintain certain amenities offered <br /> by private communities that are inaccessible to the general public; and <br /> WHEREAS, Section 2(1) of Article V of the North Carolina Constitution provides that <br /> "the power of taxation be exercised in a just and equitable manner, for public purposes only..." <br /> WHEREAS, there is no specific legislation to exempt local governments as owners of <br /> foreclosure properties to be automatically exempted from paying homeowners' association <br /> fees, which do not serve to benefit the general public. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of County <br /> Commissioners that: <br /> 1. The Lee County Board of County Commissioners requests legislation exempting <br /> local governments from payment of homeowners' association fees on properties <br /> obtained through the tax foreclosure process. <br /> 2. The County Clerk is directed to forward copies of this resolution to the Executive <br /> Director of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, Senator <br /> Jim Burgin, and Representatives Robert Reives, II and John Sauls. <br /> Adopted this 18th day of March, 2019. <br /> "1-1114(3a1AAr - <br /> Amy M. Dalrymple, Chair <br /> Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST_ I <br /> � , , j <br /> 1 nnifer r'ble, Clerk to the Board <br />