Property Expansion Act, 1787

[Balthasar 2497]

PROPERTY EXPANSION ACT, 1787

Issued and confirmed by the TRR Bishop of Ves, Guy de Soissons FSSCT PSR, Mayor of Owynsburg, 
Mr. Bernard D. Hoffman, Undersecretary of Sewage and Waste Disposal of the Office of Public Services of Owynsburg, 
9th of Horen’s Calling, 1787

 

In recent years the citizens of Owynsburg have expanded their property without asking or informing the municipal authorities. This has allowed the citizenry to claim more property than they currently pay for. Property that legally belongs to another individual or the to city government. No more shall this illegal expansion continue.

 

Any property owner, be it of an estate, in-urbe house or stall shall henceforth be required to contact the Mayor to receive written permission to expand their property. To do so without permission shall result in a fine, the amount of which is dictated on the severity of said expansion.

 

The city of Owynsburg understands that space may be sparse, thus citizens may clear the ground below their home to construct a basement (the basement must not intrude on other properties). Property exteriors may be changed freely, but any drastic changes must be approved by the municipal delegation. Drastic changes account for the moving of the entry door requiring the address signifier to be moved, replacing housing material, breaking down an exterior wall to open up the house, etc.

 

The municipal delegation shall also henceforth be permitted to inspect the property for any expansions that have not been approved. Let it also be known that the expansion of one's property also means the rise of taxes. Citizens who have claimed and expanded their property prior to this edict will also have their taxes increased as soon as their property is inspected by the authorities. The amount for both is determined on a case-by-case basis as all expansions are not equal in size and range.