{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-882","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 19, § 19-882","heading":"Collection of installments - Delinquency - Lien of","body":"assessments - Foreclosure - Sale.\n\nThe clerk of said district shall no earlier than the first day\n\nin July and no later than the tenth day in July in each year certify\n\nthe installments of assessments coming due on the first day of\n\nSeptember in said year, together with interest on the same, and on\n\nall unmatured installments, to the county treasurer of said county,\n\nto be collected as other taxes; which money, when collected by the\n\ncounty treasurer shall, with interest thereon at the rate of six\n\npercent (6%) per annum, until paid, be paid to the clerk of said\n\nsewer improvement district. Provided, that no such certification\n\nshall be made to the county treasurer unless the clerk of said\n\ndistrict shall have sent a notice of the nature and amount of the\n\nassessments by restricted delivery mail on or before June 1 of said\n\nyear to the last-known address of the owner of the assessed\n\nproperty. Provided, that in case any special assessment bond or\n\ncoupon provided for in Section 881 of this title becomes delinquent,\n\nthen such bond or coupon shall draw interest as a penalty after\n\ndelinquency at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum, and when\n\ncollected six percent (6%) of such interest or penalty shall be paid\n\nto the then holder of such bond or coupon and six percent (6%)\n\nthereof shall be paid to the sewer improvement district which issued\n\nsaid bond, which amount shall go to the general fund of said sewer\n\nimprovement district. Such special assessments and each installment\n\nthereof and the interest and penalty thereon are hereby declared to\n\nbe a lien against the lots and tracts of land so assessed from the\n\ndate of the publication of the ordinance levying the same, coequal\n\nwith the lien of ad valorem taxes, all other taxes and special\n\nassessments, and prior and superior to all other titles and liens\n\nagainst such lots or tracts of land, and such lien shall continue as\n\nto unpaid installments, interest and penalty until such\n\ninstallments, interest and penalty thereof shall be fully paid, but\n\nunmatured installments shall not be deemed to be within the terms of\n\nany general covenant of warranty.\n\nIf any installment of assessment shall remain unpaid for six (6)\n\nmonths after the same is due, the holder of any bond or coupon,\n\nissued under the provisions of this act, may institute an action in\n\nthe district court to foreclose the lien of such assessment, stating\n\nin the petition generally the ownership of such bond, or coupon,\n\ndescribing the property assessed, the nature of the improvement, the\n\namount of the unpaid assessment and interest, and penalty, and\n\npraying for the foreclosure of such lien. All bonds and coupons\n\nissued in said district and held by plaintiff may be included in one\n\naction. Upon the filing of such action, all unmatured installments\n\nof assessments shall become immediately due and payable and the lien\n\nof such assessments foreclosed in such action. Summons shall be\n\nissued on such petition as in other civil actions and the cause\n\ntried by the district court. Judgment shall be entered for the\n\namount of such unpaid assessments, and installments, together with\n\npenalty thereon at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from\n\nthe due date of each installment, and reasonable attorney's fees.\n\nThe judgment shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per\n\nannum.\n\nIn the event said judgment, together with interest and costs,\n\nincluding attorney's fee, is not paid within thirty (30) days from\n\nits date, an order of sale shall issue by the clerk of said court,\n\ndirected to the sheriff of the county, to sell said real estate in\n\nmanner and form as in case of said real estate, without\n\nappraisement. Such judgment shall carry the costs of the action,\n\nincluding a reasonable attorney's fee to plaintiff, together with\n\nthe costs of such sale; and upon the payment of such judgment, to\nys from\n\nits date, an order of sale shall issue by the clerk of said court,\n\ndirected to the sheriff of the county, to sell said real estate in\n\nmanner and form as in case of said real estate, without\n\nappraisement. Such judgment shall carry the costs of the action,\n\nincluding a reasonable attorney's fee to plaintiff, together with\n\nthe costs of such sale; and upon the payment of such judgment, to\n\nthe sheriff or court clerk, the amount thereof exclusive of costs\n\nand attorney's fees shall be paid to the county treasurer. Such\n\njudgment shall provide for the sale of said real estate, subject to\n\nexisting general ad valorem taxes and special assessments. All\n\nowners and incumbrancers shall be made parties defendant in such\n\naction. The entire unpaid assessment, as to each tract, shall be\n\nforeclosed. All such actions to foreclose said assessment shall be\n\ncommenced within three (3) years from the maturity date of the last\n\ninstallment thereof.","path":["OK Code","Title 19"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os19.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"6683409bc2949985fce391781fb5063984ed637bd63beef69297005521c4933d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-881","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-19-19-883"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}