§ 72-17. Participation by tax debtor or owner.  


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  • In the event the administrator becomes aware or is made aware that a tax debtor or owner is or has become an acquiring person under this article through donation or sale by the administrator, any sums deposited with the administrator by the tax debtor or owner shall be treated as if made in partial or complete redemption of the property. The administrator shall invoke the necessary terms and conditions imposed on the sale or donation in order to revoke it. The administrator shall refer, where required or permitted by law, any tax debtor or owner who is or has become an acquiring person under this article to appropriate law enforcement authorities for prosecution. The administrator shall file for recordation such documents with the Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court as are necessary to revoke any cancellation of mortgages, liens, privileges and other encumbrances on the property. At the discretion of the city-parish attorney, the administrator may seek to recover from the violating tax debtor or owner the expenses incurred in revoking cancellation of encumbrances on the property.

(Ord. No. O-246-2015, § 4, 11-17-15)