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penalties described under this section, up until the end of the right to cure period given under a lawful notice pursuant to G.L. c. 244, §35A (g) and (h). Said fine or fines under this section shall be recovered by indictment or complaint pursuant to G.L. c. 40, s. 21. Any fines assessed pursuant to this Act shall not be charged to the mortgagor/homeowner either directly or indirectly by the creditor/mortgagee Section 12. The Town of Mashpee is hereby authorized to enact and from time to time to revise by Act, a reasonable and appropriate mediation registration fee to be charged to the creditor/mortgagee for the services attendant to administering the Mediation Program established under this Act. Section 13. In the event any part of this Act shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not invalidate the whole Act but the remaining provisions of this Act shall not be affected thereby. Section 14. This Act shall take effect no later than sixty (60) days from its passage Section IL Securing and Maintaining Vacant Properties and Foreclosing Properties Section (a) Unsecured and unmaintained properties and especially vacant properties present a danger to the safety and welfare of public safety officers, the public, occupants, abutters and neighborhoods, and as such, constitute a public nuisance. This section is enacted to promote the health, safety and welfare of the public, to protect and preserve the quiet enjoyment and health of occupants, abutters and neighborhoods, and to minimize hazards to public safety personnel inspecting or entering such properties. Section (b) The following words and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings: building — any combination of materials having a roof and enclosed within exterior walls or firewalls, built to form a structure for the shelter of persons or property or as otherwise defined under the municipality's applicable zoning bylaw. certificate of closure—certificate issued by the director to the owner of a vacant or foreclosing property upon compliance with the provisions of paragraph(c) herein. director—the director of health and housing inspection or other municipal official designated by the municipality under this Act. days —consecutive calendar days fare chief—the chief of the Mashpee Fire Department or his or her designee. foreclosing —the process by which real property, placed as security for a real estate loan, is prepared for sale to satisfy the debt if the borrower defaults. initiation of the foreclosure process —taking any of the following actions: (i) taking possession of a residential property pursuant to G.L. c. 244, s. l; (ii) Commencing a foreclosure action on a property in any court of competent jurisdiction, including without limitation filing a complaint in Land Court under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act—Public Law 108-189 (50 U.S.C.S. App. §501-536); 41