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202.13 202.14 Subd. 2. Procedure to Obtain Deferred Assessment: The eligible homeowner sha11 make application for deferred payment of special assessments on forms prescribed by the Ramsey County Auditor. Where the deferred assessment is granted, the Auditor shall record a notice thereof with the County Recorder which sha11 set forth the amount of the assessment. The Council may determine by resolution the amount of interest, if any, on the deferred assessment, and this rate shall be recorded by the Auditor along with and in the same manner as the amount of the assessment. (1988 Code $26.19) Subd. 3. Termination of Right to Deferred Payment: The option to defer the payment of special assessments shall terminate, and all amounts accumulated, plus applicable interest, shall become due upon the occurrence of any of the following events: a. The death of the owner; provided, that the spouse is otherwise not eligible for the benefits hereunder; b. The sa1e, transfer or subdivision of the properiy or any part thereof; c. If the property should, for any reason, lose its homestead status; or d. If, for any reason, the Council shall determine that there would be no hardship to require immediate or partial payment. (1988 Code $2620) 202.14: SERVICE CHARGES; SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST BENEFITTED PROPERTY: Subd. 1. Properiy Owner or Occupant: The Council may place the primary responsibility upon the properiy owner or occupant to do the work authorized herein themselves, except in the case of street sprinkling or other dust treatment, a11ey repair, tree trimming care and removal or the operation of a street lighting system, upon notice before the work is undertaken. Subd. 2. Service Cost Assessments: As authorized under Section 8.05 of the Charter, the Council may provide by ordinance that the cost of City services to streets, sidewalks or other public or private property may be assessed against property benefited and may be collected in the same manner as special assessments. Such costs shall not be deemed to be " special assessments" for the purposes set forth in Section 8.03 of the Charter. Such City services sha11 include, but not be limited to, the cost of snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks, weed elimination from streets or private properiy, removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property, installation or repair of water service lines, street sprinkling or other dust treatment of streets, the trimming and care of trees and the removal of unsound trees from any street, the treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased trees on private properiy, the repair of sidewalks and alleys or the operation of a street lighting system.