If the unlawful condition referred to in § 152.22 is not abated within the time stated in the notice, the Municipal Administrator or his or her authorized representative shall have the right to enter the premises or upon the property and abate any unlawful condition at the cost to the property owner. The Municipal Administrator or designee shall send an invoice to the property owner for payment. If payment is not made by the owner, then the Finance Director shall certify the billing for such services and labor to the City council so that such charges can be certified to the county auditor to be entered upon the tax duplicate to become a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry and to be collected as other taxes and returned to the city according to law.
(1980 Code, § 152.24) (Am. Ord. 8781, passed 7-15-2019)