(A) After a vehicle is disposed of and deducting any monies received from the sale thereof, the Enforcement Officer shall send written notice to the person-in-charge of the property from which the vehicle was taken of the following:
(1) The remaining unpaid costs of abatement;
(2) A statement that if the costs are not paid in full to the city within 30 days of the mailing date of the notice, any unpaid costs will be made an assessment lien on the property; and
(3) A statement that the person-in-charge and/or owner may challenge the reasonableness or justification of the costs by filing a written petition with the Municipal Court with ten days of the mailing date of the notice, succinctly setting out the basis for the belief that the cost, is either unreasonable or otherwise unjustified.
(B) In the event the person-in-charge and/or owner files a properly and timely written petition with the Municipal Court within the time specified, the Court shall set a date and time for the hearing not less than seven days nor more than 21 days after the date shown on the notice. The Municipal Court may alter the date and time for the hearing on its own motion or at the request of the person-in-charge, owner or city for good cause.
(C) At the hearing, the Municipal Court shall either affirm or deny and issue a written order thereon and if requested, by the person-in-charge, owner and/or city, provide a written explanation for said determination. A copy of the order and written explanation (if any) shall be provided to both petitioner(s) and the city.
(D) In the event the person-in-charge and/or owner fails to timely challenge the notice and 30 days has lapsed, any unpaid costs and charges shall be filed in the city’s lien docket as an assessment lien and thereafter enforced and collected, bearing interest at the legal rate from the day of entry on the docket until fully paid.
(E) An error in the name of the person-in-charge of the property shall not affect the assessment, nor will a failure to receive notice of the proposed assessment.
(Prior Code, § 6.755)