(A) After the assessment ordinance is adopted, the City Recorder shall enter into the docket of liens a statement of the amount assessed on each lot, parcel of land, or portion of land, a description of the improvement, names of property owners, and the date of the assessment ordinance. On entry into the lien docket, the amounts shall become liens and charges on the lots, parcels of land, or portions of land that have been assessed for improvement.
(B) Assessment liens of the city shall be superior and prior to all other liens or encumbrances on property insofar as state law permits.
(C) Beginning 30 days after the date of the assessment ordinance, interest shall be charged at the rate set by Council on all amounts not paid. After 30 days from the date of the assessment ordinance, the city may proceed to foreclose or enforce collection of the assessment liens in the manner provided by the general law of the state.
(D) The city may enter a bid on property being offered at a foreclosure sale. The city bid shall be prior to all bids except those made by persons who would be entitled under state law to redeem the property.
(Prior Code, § 3.455)