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LR 1659
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A.__Name the owner of the property upon which the lien is
claimed, if the owner is not the taxpayer and is known to
the municipality;

 
B.__Provide the residence or business address of the
owner, if known to the municipality;

 
C.__Provide the taxpayer's name and the taxpayer's
residence or business address, if known to the
municipality, and if not otherwise known, the address
where the property that is being taxed was located on the
date the status of such taxable property was fixed
pursuant to section 502 or 611;

 
D.__Describe the property claimed to be subject to the
lien in a manner that meets the requirements of Title 11,
section 9-1504;

 
E.__State the amount of tax, accrued interest and costs,
as of the date on which the municipality sends the notice
for filing, claimed due the municipality and secured by
the lien;

 
F.__State the tax year or years for which the lien is
claimed; and

 
G.__Name the municipality claiming the lien.

 
The notice of lien need not contain the information required
by Title 11, section 9-1516, subsection (2), paragraph (e),
subparagraph (iii) and must be accepted for filing without
that information notwithstanding the provisions of Title 11,
section 9-1520, subsection (1).__A copy of the notice of lien
must be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, at
the last known address, to the taxpayer, to the owner, if the
owner is not the taxpayer, and to any party who has asserted
that it holds an interest in any of the property that is
subject to the lien in an authenticated notification received
by the municipality within 5 years prior to the date on which
the municipality sends the notice of lien for filing, or who
has filed a financing statement with the office identified in
Title 11, section 9-1501, subsection (1), paragraph (b) that
remains effective as of the date on which the municipality
sends the notice of lien for filing. Failure to give notice to
any secured party who has a perfected security interest
prevents the lien from taking priority over that security
interest, but does not otherwise affect the validity of the
lien.

 
Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §612, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1999, c. 699, Pt. D,
§28 and affected by §30, is further amended to read:

 
5. Effective period of lien; limitation period. The
Perfection of any lien by the filing of a notice of lien is


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