Question on special assessments and deed restrictions

[0UTSIDER]

What is the name of your state? Michigan. I have asked some questions about this on here before. Here is my next question. The village I live in is working on bringing in a municipal sewer system. They are using a special assessment roll instead of a poll vote for people to decide if it will happen. The roll gives people with more property, more votes, because they have a higher stake in the decision. My question is, is it legal for the village to give a man with 80 buildable lots 80 votes, and then offer him a deed restriction that lets him restrict his property to only one hookup, and therefore only one assessment? It seems to me that the deed restrictions should be applied for first. If somebody restricts his property to only one hookup, he really has no higher stake in the matter then a single family home owner. It is looking like the village has enough major landholders voting yes, because they offered them deed restrictions, to pass the vote regardless of how the rest of the village residents vote.

 

[seniorjudge]

The way the sewer district is doing this is the normal way it is usually done.

Run for the board of the district; political power is great!

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Michigan. I have asked some questions about this on here before. Here is my next question. The village I live in is working on bringing in a municipal sewer system. They are using a special assessment roll instead of a poll vote for people to decide if it will happen. The roll gives people with more property, more votes, because they have a higher stake in the decision. My question is, is it legal for the village to give a man with 80 buildable lots 80 votes, and then offer him a deed restriction that lets him restrict his property to only one hookup, and therefore only one assessment? It seems to me that the deed restrictions should be applied for first. If somebody restricts his property to only one hookup, he really has no higher stake in the matter then a single family home owner. It is looking like the village has enough major landholders voting yes, because they offered them deed restrictions, to pass the vote regardless of how the rest of the village residents vote.

**A: reeks of dirty politics.

 

[0UTSIDER]

Does anybody know of an authority that can answer this question? I tried the state attorney generals office, but they couldn't answer. There must be some place this can be questioned without having to hire an attorney. (I hope)
Thanks for the replies. -OUTSIDER-

 

[HomeGuru]

Does anybody know of an authority that can answer this question? I tried the state attorney generals office, but they couldn't answer. There must be some place this can be questioned without having to hire an attorney. (I hope)
Thanks for the replies. -OUTSIDER-

**A: Mayor and City Council office or similar political higher ups.