(A) The Town of Clayton shall have a lien upon any lot, subdivision, tract, or parcel of land within the town and or county where sewer service is provided for all legal charges for sewer services furnished by the municipal sewer system and used upon such lot, subdivision, tract, or parcel of land, or in or upon which any building, buildings, or structures thereon situated. When any lot, subdivision, tract, or parcel of land, or any building, buildings or structures thereon situate, in or upon which sewer service is being used shall become vacant, it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, or former tenant or tenants to give notice in writing to the Town Clerk of the Town of Clayton, New Mexico, that the premises are vacant; and when such notice is so given, no lien for sewer service provided after 3 days from receipt of the written notice shall be had against the said property.
(B) Such lien may be enforced by appropriate suit in the District Court of Union County, New Mexico, in which county the Town of Clayton, New Mexico, is located.
(C) The town shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys fees in such proceedings which are also secured by the lien on the land.
(Ord. 721, passed 5-10-2023)