§ 2-971. City's costs and fees on executions.

(a)

The costs and fees of the city on executions shall be as follows:

(1)

Issuing fi. fa. ..... $ 0.50

(2)

Settling fi. fa., without levy ..... 10.00

(3)

Levy service ..... 15.00

(4)

Making and executing deed ..... 15.00

(5)

Executing premade deed ..... 10.00

(6)

Collecting fi. fa. by sheriff or other official:

a.

Bill of $100.00 or less ..... 4.00

b.

Bill over $100.00 ..... 7.50

(7)

Collecting fines in municipal court ..... 2.00

(8)

Notarizing document ..... 2.00

(9)

Advertising ..... Actual cost

(b)

The commission for selling both real and personal property shall be the same as allowed to sheriffs under state law.

(c)

The bill of the costs enumerated in subsection (a) of this section shall be printed on each execution, and it shall be the duty of the chief financial officer to itemize the costs on the back of each execution handled by the chief financial officer.

(d)

All taxes, from the date the taxes become delinquent and in default, and all penalties, from the date of imposition, all as provided by law, shall bear interest at the rate as provided by O.C.G.A. § 48-2-40.

(e)

Notwithstanding any section contained in this Code, any purely charitable nonprofit corporation formed in conformity with section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or such other purely charitable nonprofit entity shown to be such to the satisfaction of the chief financial officer in conjunction with the commissioner of housing may enter into agreements with the city, which agreements shall provide for the waiver of all penalties, interest or other charges related to past-due real property ad valorem taxes levied by the city and shall contain the following:

(1)

The land is being acquired solely for the purpose of providing housing for persons qualifying as moderate-income or lower-income individuals or families in conformity with definitions promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (currently based on income of not more than 80 percent of the median income of the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, as adjusted for family size).

(2)

Within a six-month period, the nonprofit entity will construct, repair or renovate a home thereon, to be sold to a moderate-income or lower-income person qualifying as such under the definitions of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or within a 12-month period construct, repair or renovate multifamily rental units thereon, not less than 70 percent of which shall be available for rental by such persons, which rental units shall be owned by the charitable entity constructing the rental units or conveyed to another similar charitable nonprofit entity for the same purposes.

(3)

Upon the sale of any single-family home or upon completion of any multifamily rental facilities, the nonprofit entity shall deliver to the chief financial officer a certificate of occupancy from the city department of planning and development allowing occupancy of any such rental units, with a written five-year commitment to certify annually to the city that any such rental unit facility will have not less than 70 percent occupancy by moderate- or lower-income families or individuals.

(4)

Upon failure of the nonprofit entity to comply with subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the waiver provided for in this section shall be revoked or in lieu thereof the nonprofit entity may convey the property to another similar charitable nonprofit entity for the same purposes.

(Code 1977, § 7-4018)