When action required by an order is performed by a contractor in accordance with § 151.26 of this chapter, any person or persons who have a fee interest or life estate interest in the unsafe premises shall be obligated to pay the following costs:
(A) The bid price of work accomplished by the contractor in accordance with § 151.26 of this chapter.
(B) An amount which represents a reasonable forecast of the average processing expense which will be incurred by the Office of Code Enforcement in taking all the technical, administrative and legal actions relative to a typical unsafe premises which are necessary under this chapter so that the action required by an order may be performed by a contractor in accordance with § 151.26.
(C) The calculation of amounts under this section, and the perfection and enforcement of liens for those amounts, shall be governed by the provisions of I.C. 18-5-5.5-16.
(Ord. 1980-5, passed 6-16-1980) Penalty, see § 10.99
Editor’s note:
I.C. Title 18 has been repealed. Similar state law provisions are now codified in I.C. 36-7-9.