Nebraska § 17-519 - Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 17-519 — Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-519. Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment.
If in any city of the second class or village there shall be any real estate belonging to any county, school district, city, village, or other political subdivision adjacent to or abutting upon the street or other public way whereon paving, repaving, graveling, or other improvement has been ordered, it shall be the duty of the governing body of the political subdivision to provide for the payment of such special assessments or taxes as may be assessed against the real estate so adjacent or abutting or within an improvement district. In the event of the neglect or refusal so to do, the city or village may recover the amount of such special taxes or assessments in any proper action, and the judgment thus obtained may be enforced in the usual manner.
All property in improvement district which either abuts on or is adjacent to improvement made is liable for assessments unless exempted. Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. City of Seward, 166 Neb. 662, 90 N.W.2d 282 (1958).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Nebraska § 17-519
What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 17-519 cover?
Section 17-519 ("Streets; improvement; assessments against public lands; payment.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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