§ 22-196 ABATEMENT PROCEDURE.
   (A)   Authority; property owner to pay costs. Should any property owner fail to keep such property cleared, after due notice thereof to do so the authorized town official may cause said property to be kept cleared and in a sanitary condition for health purposes or cleared for fire prevention, at a reasonable cost therefor, and the cost shall become a lien upon the real estate. The expense shall be added to the annual tax levied on the property and shall be collected in the same manner as the annual property tax.
   (B)   Time constraints; property lien. Upon the failure of the person so notified pursuant to § 22-195 of this chapter to remove the conditions constituting non-compliance within 30 days of the date of the notice, the town may cause the removal of such conditions. The costs and expenses of such removal shall be charged to the owner of the premises. If the bill remains unpaid more than 60 days after its date, the bill shall become a lien against the premises and shall be added to the annual real property tax on the premises and collected by the town in the same manner as the annual real property tax.