WHEREAS outstanding property taxes on a fire-damaged or destroyed manufactured home cannot be collected from the owner of the property upon which such home is located; AND WHEREAS a transport or demolition permit cannot be legally issued until the collector signs the Collectors Certificate for Transport Purposes stating that all outstanding taxes have been paid in full even if the manufactured home is considered a hazard and a liability: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, should a manufactured home be considered a potential liability due to the fact it is deemed as unsafe or a potential accident hazard, the Director of Finance Collector shall have the authority to sign the release on the Collectors Certificate for Transport Purposes as per Section 50s of the Mobile Home Act, thus allowing for the issuance of a Transport Demolition permit even though taxes remain unpaid.
Ministry of Finance An administrative solution to this situation is already in place. Under the Manufactured Home Act, the registrar has the discretion to issue an exemption order, if the registrar is satisfied that taxes are not recoverable and the order is required to transport and dispose of a potentially hazardous, seriously damaged, abandoned home of nominal value.