(A) Any and all costs incurred under this subchapter shall be paid by the record title owner(s) of such building or structures. The record title owner(s) shall reimburse the city all expenses, including, but not limited to, the cost of securing, boarding, vacating, repairing or demolishing the dangerous building.
(B) If any person fails to comply with any lawful order of the Zoning Division within the time limit specified in such order, the Zoning Division shall cause such building to be secured, effectively boarded, vacated, repaired or demolished, as the facts may warrant, under the standards provided for in this subchapter. If record title owner(s) fails to pay the cost to secure, board, vacate, repair and/or demolish the dangerous building within 30 days after notice of the amount of the expense, the Zoning Division shall certify the same to the appropriate County Auditor to be placed upon the tax duplicate and collected as other taxes are collected according to law.
(C) Notwithstanding the power and authority to certify a lien, set forth in this section, nothing shall abrogate nor limit any other right of recovery the city may have. The Director of Law shall take any action necessary to collect the costs incurred under this subchapter from the record title owner(s) or other responsible party.
(Ord. 2022-16, passed 11-22-2022)