Those costs incurred by the city which constitute a special assessment as authorized by this code of ordinances shall become a lien upon the property as of the date of the filing of the certificate of expenditure within the City Council. If such lien shall remain unpaid at the expiration of two years from the date of the filing of the certificate, the property may be sold for taxes in the same manner as property sold for general real estate taxes.
(1960 Code, § 40-5-8) (Ord. 5363, passed 3-6-1995)