SSB 6178 -
By Representative Roach
FAILED 11/29/2007
On page 3, after line 21, insert the following:
"(4) The declaration shall state or include the following consumer
protection information in a manner that is conspicuous to the claimant
completing the declaration:
(a) The deferral of real property taxes and special assessments
accrues interest at a variable rate that results in a balloon payment
when the home is sold or repayment is otherwise required;
(b) Deferring real property taxes and special assessments allows
the state to place a lien on the home;
(c) The estimated cost of deferring real property taxes and special
assessments using hypothetical examples based on different property
values and interest rates;
(d) The approximate loss in residential equity for each year real
property taxes and special assessments are deferred; and
(e) Language advising the claimant that private financial
institutions may offer a more favorable interest rate than the current
state interest rate for the deferral program under this chapter."
EFFECT: Requires the application for deferral to include consumer protection language and information that clearly indicates potentially adverse impacts of the deferral program for the applicant.