Expenses and costs incurred by the Village incident to demolition under this Building Code shall be paid for by the owner of the structure or premises as permitted by law. and/or the Law Director may institute any and all legal proceeding to effect collection of same.
(a) Costs and Expenses.
(1) Any and all expenses or costs incurred under this section for the removal, repair, alteration, securing or boarding of a public nuisance structure or for abating any other nuisance identified under this section shall be paid by the owner of such building or structure, except when such expenses or costs are incurred with respect to a government or school building owned by a governmental entity or political subdivision and are funded by federal money.
(2) Whenever an inspection is made after the compliance date stated on a Building Commissioner's notice issued under this section, or after a compliance date established by a court of competent jurisdiction, which inspection is made to determine whether the violation has been remedied and the violation has not been remedied, or whenever an additional permit is obtained for work previously permitted and the original permit has expired or was appropriately voided, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged for each inspection, except that this fee shall not apply to owner- occupied one- and two-family dwelling structures.
(3) If within thirty (30) days from the date the Commissioner sends a statement of charges and costs incurred hereunder, the owner fails to pay for the costs of removal, repair, alteration, securing or boarding or of inspections of violations that have not been remedied, the Commissioner may certify the amount to the Village including any collection agency fees. The Village may provide written notice and certification to the County Auditor of the action under this section with a statement of the charges for services, the amount paid for the performing of labor and a proper description of premises. Certification to the County Auditor is for the purpose of making expenses and costs a lien upon the lands, to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Village of Highland Hills.
(Ord. 2019-44. Passed 12-11-19.)