The cost of repairs, alterations, or improvements, or of vacating and closing, or of removal or demolition by the Enforcement Officer under the provisions of this subchapter shall be a lien against the real property upon which the cost was incurred; and the lien shall be recorded in the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of the county. The cost shall also be placed upon the city’s tax books against the property and may be collected and the lien may be foreclosed in the same manner as taxes and tax liens are collected and foreclosed or by suit as the city may determine. The costs shall also be a lien on any other real property of the owner located within the city’s one-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction and the city, except for the owner’s primary residence.
(Ord. 18-21, passed 11-27-2018)