§ 9-136. Financial reports; liens.

(a)

Periodically, but not less frequently than quarterly, the county manager, or a designee thereof, shall review an inventory of all lots upon which invoices for abatement proceedings and/or inspection fees remain delinquent pursuant to subsection 9-134(b) above and the sum(s) due and owing for each lot.

(b)

Upon approval by the county manager, or a designee thereof, said delinquent invoices shall become liens upon the lots which were subject to the abatement proceedings and the county manager, or a designee thereof, shall cause such liens to be recorded in the official records of the county. Said liens shall bear interest at twelve (12) percent per annum until satisfied. All said liens shall be co-equal with the lien of taxes, superior in dignity to all other liens, titles and claims until paid. The county manager, or a designee thereof, may cause to be brought the necessary judicial proceedings to enforce any such lien, with all accrued interest thereon, together with all legal costs incurred, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be assessed as part of the costs. In the enforcement or foreclosure of any such lien, service of process against unknown or nonresident defendants may be had by publication as provided by law. Foreclosure proceedings shall be prosecuted to a sale or conveyance of the lot involved in such proceedings as provided by law in suits to foreclose mortgages. The county manager, or a designee thereof, retains the right at any time to settle, compromise, remit, or adjust any claim, lien, invoice or assessment and any interest thereon, or allow payment by installments.

(c)

Liens provided for hereby shall be liens against real property and not the personal debt of the owner. In cases where the real property is conveyed, it shall be the responsibility of the parties to the transaction to arrange for satisfaction of the lien among themselves. The lien shall run with the land.

(Ord. No. 90-22, § 1, 6-25-90; Ord. No. 01-18, § 1, 4-16-01)