(a) In the event the owner fails to comply with an order of the Director within thirty (30) days of service of the order, the director, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, may enter the building or premises affected by the order and cause the building or premises to be repaired or demolished and the materials removed, or cause any dangerous condition to be remedied, as the case may be, at the expense of the owner.
(b) If the owner fails to repay the county for expenses incurred under subsection (a) within thirty (30) days after written demand has been mailed to his last known address, the director shall notify the collector of taxes for Frederick County and a tax lien in favor of the county for the amount of the expenses incurred under subsection (a) shall attach to the property.
(c) The property may be sold at tax sale to satisfy a lien authorized by this section.
(Code 1959, § 3-8; 1978, Chapter 78, § 2)