(a) The total cost of abating such violation, as confirmed by the city council, shall constitute a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land to which it relates, and, upon recordation in the office of the county clerk of a notice of lien, as so made and confirmed, shall constitute a lien on said property for the amount of such assessment.
(b) After such confirmation and recordation, a copy of the notice of lien may be turned over to the city tax department, whereupon it shall be the duty of the tax collector to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular city tax bills for said respective lots and parcels of land, and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale as in the case of delinquent ad valorem taxes.
(c) At any time after recordation, such lien may be foreclosed by judicial or other sale in the manner and means provided by law.
(d) The foregoing remedy shall not preclude a suit against any person violating this article who may be held personally liable for the cost incurred by the City of Fort Worth in connection with such abatement procedures. The costs of abating any such violation shall constitute a personal liability of the person causing such abatement procedures to be necessary. In addition, the foregoing remedy shall not constitute the exclusive remedy available to the City of Fort Worth to abate a violation of or otherwise enforce the provisions of this article, and the City of Fort Worth may elect any other legal remedy or remedies available to it to obtain compliance with this article. The abatement provisions set forth above shall operate as an enlargement and not a limitation of the power of the City of Fort Worth, and such provisions shall not prevent said city from using any means legally available to it, with or without notice to the landowner, in the event of an emergency or other situation posing a serious threat to the public health, safety or welfare.
(Ord. 11998, § 1, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 25350-03-2022, § 1, passed 3-8-2022, eff. 3-23-2022)