(A) Any and all expenses or costs incurred under the provisions of this article for the demolition, removal, repair, boarding up, securing or alteration of any building or structure or for the maintenance of the exterior of any building or structure, or grounds adjoining a building or structure, shall be paid by the owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears.
(B) The owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears upon the last city tax assessment roll shall be notified by the city of the amount of the cost of either the demolition, making the building or structure safe, or of maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or the grounds adjoining the building or structure. The city shall double the cost it incurred from outside contractors in order to recoup the city’s costs in arranging for and supervising such contractors. The notice shall be provided by first class mail at the address shown on the city’s records. If the owner or party in interest fails to pay the costs within 30 days after mailing the notice of the amount of the cost, the city shall have a lien for the costs incurred by the city to bring the property into conformance with this ordinance and the code. This lien shall be filed or recorded as provided by law. The lien shall be collected in the same manner as provided for property tax liens under the General Property Tax Act of the state, being M.C.L.A. §§ 211.1 et seq.
(C) In addition to other remedies under this ordinance or the code, the city may bring an action against the owner of the building or structure for all costs incurred by the city in enforcing this article. The city shall have a lien on the property for the amount of any judgment obtained pursuant to this section. The lien shall take effect when it is recorded as provided by law. A judgment in action brought pursuant to this section may be enforced against assets of the owner, not just against the property.
(Ord. effective 10-12-2018)