BYLAWS OF THE TOWN OF GRANBY CONTENTS - Granby, MA

CHAPTER IV-a.
TOWN COLLECTOR
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The Collector of Taxes shall collect under the title of Town Collector, all accounts
due the Town, excepting interest on investments of the sinking or trust funds.
If it shall seem advisable to the Town Collector that suit, or suits, should be instituted
and prosecuted in the name of the town, in connection with the collection of an
account or accounts due the Town, the Town Collector shall so advise the Board of
Selectmen, who shall have the authority as agents of the Town to institute and
prosecute the same.
All accounts due the Town when this section takes effect, and all accounts coming
due thereafter shall forthwith be committed by the several boards and officials of the
Town to the Town Collector for collection hereunder.”
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40 Section 21E, all municipal
charges and bills are due thirty (30) days from the billing date. Any charge or bill
outstanding after the due date shall be assessed interest and penalty on the
delinquent amount from the billing date until such charge is paid in full in an amount
equal to the interest and penalty permitted to be charged per Massachusetts General
Law, Chapter 59, Section 57.
The owner of the property against which the Use Charge is levied shall be liable for
payment. A Use Charge not paid on or before its established due date becomes a
lien upon the applicable real estate on the day immediately following the due date of
such charge, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 83, Section 16
through 16F inclusive. The failure of an owner to receive a bill does not relieve said
owner from the obligation at any time. Notice of change of ownership should be
furnished immediately to the Town Collector’s Office.
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