Legal Opinion
Taylor v. City of Fort Smith
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided September 3, 2014No. CV-14-27PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAYMOND M. BROWN, Judge.
|1Phillip Taylor appeals from an order refusing to remove a lien on his property, and from other related orders. We affirm in part and dismiss in part.
In 2011, Taylor purchased a lot in the City of Fort Smith. Several years earlier, a fire had occurred on the property, and the owners, Larry and Danielle Tobler, did not remove the burned-out structure. The City cleaned up the lot on April 26, 2005, at a cost of $3,147.52. Pursuant to statute, 1 the City acquired a lien on the property for its costs.
When the lien remained unsatisfied after more than a year, the City…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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