(a) It shall be the duty of the Building Commissioner to remove or to cause the removal of any sign or sign structure that is not in compliance with this Article or Section 14E-6-600 dealing with signs. In such case, any requisite fee or compensation or inspection fee paid to the City of Chicago for such sign shall not be refunded.
(b) The owner of the real property, the lessee of the real property, and the person in control of such sign or sign structure shall be held jointly and severally liable for all expenses incurred by the Building Department in the performance of the Building Commissioner's duty under subsection (a) of this section to remove non- compliant signs and sign structures, and the City shall be entitled to place and record a lien on the real property until the City has been reimbursed for all such expenses in full.
(Added Coun. J. 11-3-99, p. 13842, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. II, § 19; Amend Coun. J. 11-21-17, p. 61755, Art. I, § 23)