(A) Nuisance violations.
(1) The city shall possess a lien on property subject to a final nonappealable order of the Board, or final judgment of court, to have violated an ordinance or code, for all fines assessed for the violation and for all charges, fees, and abatement costs incurred by the city in enforcing this subchapter, including administrative hearing costs of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per hearing requested or held.
(2) The lien shall be recorded in the office of the Anderson County Clerk and shall constitute notice to all persons from recording and shall bear interest at the judgment rate until paid. The lien shall take precedence over all other liens, except state, county school board, and city taxes, and may be enforced by judicial proceedings.
(3) In addition to the remedy prescribed in subsection (A)(1) of this section, the person found to have committed a violation of this subchapter a shall be personally liable for all fines and costs assessed or incurred by the city in connection with the violation. The city may bring a civil action against the violator and shall have the all remedies provided for the recovery of debt.
(B) Other Code Violations.
(1) The city shall possess a lien on property owned by the person found by a final, nonappealable order of the board, or by a final judgment of the court, to have violated an ordinance or code, for all fines assessed for the violation and for all charges and fees incurred by the city in enforcing this subchapter, including administrative hearing costs of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per hearing requested or held.
(2) The lien shall be recorded in the office of the Anderson County Clerk, and shall constitute notice to all persons from recording and shall bear interest at the judgment rate until paid. The lien shall take precedence over all other subsequent liens, except state, county, school board, and city taxes, and may be enforced by judicial proceedings.
(3) In addition to the remedy prescribed in subsection (i), the person found to have committed the violation shall be personally responsible for the amount of all fines assessed for the violation and for all charges and fees incurred by the city in connection with the enforcement of the ordinance. The city may bring a civil action against the person and shall have the same remedies as provided for the recovery of a debt.
(Ord. 2005-12, passed 8-8-05; Am. Ord. 2013-002, passed 2-11-13; Am. Ord. 2015-002, passed 2-9-15)