(A) Charges for such weed removal or refuse removal shall be a lien upon the premises. Upon completion of the weed removal or other refuse removal by the town, through the town designee, the Clerk-Treasurer of the town shall make a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the town in said removal; said statement shall be delivered to the owner of the real estate by the town designee, or by registered mail, and said owner shall have not more than ten days after it has been rendered. The Clerk-Treasurer shall file a certified copy of the statement of said costs in the County Auditor's office, which statement shall contain a legal description of the premises, the expenses and costs incurred and the date the weeds were cut or refuse removed, and a notice that the town claims a lien for said amount. Upon receipt of said statement, the Auditor of the county shall place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate against the lands of the landowner affected by such work, and said amount shall be collected as taxes are collected, and when collected shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the town.
(B) Property subject to a lien for unpaid weed cutting charges or refuse removal shall be sold for non-payment of the same and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to pay the charges after deducting costs, as in the case of the foreclosure of statutory liens. The Town Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the name of the town in any court having jurisdiction over such matter, against any property for which said bill has remained unpaid 60 days after it had been rendered.
(Ord. passed 4-3-1972; Ord. 2022-3, passed 11-14-2023)