Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1752

  • Abandoned property: means :

    (1) Any residential real estate for which taxes are delinquent for the preceding two years and which has been unoccupied continuously by persons legally in possession for the preceding 90 days; or

    (2) commercial real estate for which the taxes are delinquent for the preceding two years and which has a blighting influence on surrounding properties. See Kansas Statutes 12-1750

  • City: means any city in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
  • Enforcing officer: means the building inspector or other officer designated by ordinance and charged with the administration of the provisions of this act. See Kansas Statutes 12-1750
  • Governing body: means the governing body of any municipality. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115
  • Last known address: includes the address where the property is located, or the address as listed in the tax records. See Kansas Statutes 12-1750
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Structure: means any building, wall or other structure. See Kansas Statutes 12-1750

Whenever the enforcing officer files with the governing body of the city a statement in writing that any structure, describing the same and where located, is unsafe or dangerous or is abandoned property, the governing body, by resolution, shall fix a time and place at which the owner, the owner’s agent, any lienholders of record and any occupant of such structure may appear and show cause why such structure should not be condemned and ordered repaired or demolished in the case of unsafe or dangerous structures or rehabilitated in the case of abandoned property. Such resolution shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks on the same day of each week. At least 30 days shall elapse between the last publication and the date set for the hearing. A copy of the resolution shall be mailed by certified mail within three days after its first publication to each such owner, agent, lienholder and occupant, at the last known address and shall be marked “deliver to addressee only.”