(a) Costs incurred under this chapter by the use of employees, materials, and equipment of the Village, or by contract for labor, materials, and equipment, or both, for removing insecure, unsafe, or structurally defective buildings or other structures, along with public nuisances, regardless of whether such removal is authorized under Ohio R.C. 715.26 or Section 3, Article 18 of the Ohio Constitution, including the costs of service or publication of the notice, together with a proper description of the premises, shall be certified by the Village Fiscal Officer to the County Auditor and placed by him or her upon the tax duplicate. Such costs shall be a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry and shall be controlled and collected as other taxes and returned to the Village.
(b) The Village may also file a civil action to recover the total costs incurred and/or to institute an appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity to correct or abate a violation of this chapter. The remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to the penalties provided in Section 1316.99.
(Ord. 1838. Passed 7-14-2008.)