It shall be the duty of any owner or occupant of lots or lands to keep the adjacent sidewalks clean and free from obstructions and accumulations of snow, ice, mud, and slush. If such owner or occupant shall fail in this duty after notice, the City may by contract or through its own employees, clean such sidewalks and free them from obstructions and accumulations of snow, ice, mud, and slush. The cost of such service shall constitute an assessment and tax upon the real estate adjacent to the sidewalks involved and shall remain a lien on the real estate which may be foreclosed by the City in the manner provided by law for other liens or assessments, with the priority of other taxes.
Any person who is injured by the failure or neglect of the owner and occupant of real estate to comply with this provision may have a cause of action for damages against such owner and occupant.