Serving a Notice of Default on the Municipality for Delaying a Decision
If you have submitted an application or an objection and the municipality does not make a decision on time, you can issue a notice of default to the municipality. This means that you ask the municipality to make a decision within 2 weeks. If the municipality fails to do so, it must pay you a certain amount. This amount is called a penalty payment.
How does it work?
- The municipality must decide on your application or appeal within the statutory time limit. If no statutory time limit applies to your application or appeal, you should assume an 8-week decision period.
- If the municipality needs more time to make a decision, it may extend the deadline. The municipality must always notify you of this.
What should I do?
Download the Notice of Default Form and print it out. Fill in all the information and send the form to the municipality.
How long does it take?
- The municipality will make a decision on your application or appeal within two weeks of receiving your form.
- If the municipality fails to do so, it must pay you a penalty for each day after the deadline that it has not made a decision.
- As a last resort, you can also go to court. This is called “filing an appeal.” The court can order the municipality to make a decision within 2 weeks. The court can also impose a penalty if the municipality does not make a decision within 2 weeks.
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Penalty for Failure to Make a Decision on Time