[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 4-21-1980 (Ch. 285, Art. III, of the
1995 Code)]
Pursuant to RSA 80:89, the Board of Selectmen is authorized
to reconvey tax-deeded properties to former owners.
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.
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.