(A) If the owner, creditor, lienholder, or lender fails to remedy the violation within the stated period, the city may issue a citation and impose penalties against the creditor for the violation. The owner, lienholder, lender and/or creditor shall be subject to a civil fine of not less than $100 but no more than $500 per day per violation. The city is hereby empowered to enter upon the property to abate the nuisance keeping account of the expense including but not limited to the labor and materials required for the abatement, and the expense shall be charged to and paid by the creditor.
(B) The city shall possess a lien on property for all fines, penalties, charges, attorneys’ fees, abatement costs, and all other reasonable costs associated with enforcing this chapter, including the costs of placing a lien on a parcel of real property pursuant to this chapter. The lien shall take precedence over all other subsequent liens, except state, county, school, and city taxes, and may be enforced by judicial proceedings.
(Ord. 2015-05-01, passed 6-10-15; Am. Ord. 2020-09-01, passed 10-14-20)