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MCC §14.50.020

Assessment lien notice

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This section says the county finance director must record a notice of assessment liens with the state Bureau of Conveyances right after the assessment ordinance is passed. The notice must follow state recording rules and use the form shown. It tells property owners that the assessments are liens on their land.

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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Assessment lien—Notice

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Upon enactment of the ordinance levying assessments, the director of finance shall forthwith record with the Bureau of Conveyances of the state a notice of the lien of the assessments levied by such ordinance. The notice shall conform to the requirements for documents to be recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances, as provided in chapter 502 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, and shall be in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIENS Pursuant to the requirements of the Improvement District Ordinance of the County of Maui, State of Hawaii, the undersigned Director of Finance of said County hereby gives notice that pursuant to said Improvement District Ordinance and Ordinance No._____, adopted by the Council of said County on the ___ day of ___, l9___, special assessments were levied relating to the following described real property situate within Improvement District No.;#rule:, County of Maui, State of Hawaii; (The real property within the improvement district may be described by a description of the exterior boundaries thereof, or by reference to any map or maps recorded with the Bureau of Conveyances, or by a map of the improvement district attached to the notice and made a part thereof). Notice is further given that on (the date of the publication of the enacted assessment ordinance) the several assessments on the lots and parcels within said Improvement District became a lien thereon, respectively. Such liens, unless sooner discharged, shall continue until (the date one year following the date for payment of the last installment upon unpaid assessments). Reference is made to the assessment map and assessment roll filed in the Office of the Clerk of said County. Dated:________ ___________ Director of Finance County of Maui, State of Hawaii   (Ord. 801 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 25-7.1.1)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Maui through Municode.

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