(A) All costs incurred by the Village for abatement pursuant to this chapter, shall be a lien upon the property as provided in 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-20-6 and 5/11-20-7. This cost shall be a lien upon the real estate affected, superior to all other liens and encumbrances, except tax liens; provided, that within sixty (60) days after such cost or expense is incurred, the Village or person performing on behalf of the Village, in his or its own name files a notice of lien in the Office of the County Recorder of Deeds. The notice shall consist of a sworn statement setting out: 1) a description of the real estate sufficient for identification thereof; 2) the amount of money representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service; and 3) the date or dates when such cost and expense was incurred by the Village. However, such lien shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose rights in and to such real estate have arisen subsequent to the abatement service and prior to the filing of such notice, and the lien of the Village shall not be valid as to any mortgagee, judgment creditor or other lienor whose rights in and to such real estate arise prior to the filing of such notice. Upon payment of the cost and expense (including costs and expenses of releasing the lien) by the owner of or persons interested in such property after notice of lien has been filed, the lien shall be released by the Village or person in whose name the lien has been filed and the release may be filed of record as in the case of filing notice of lien.
(B) The cost of abating weeds and grasses shall not be a lien on the real estate affected unless a notice is personally served on, or sent by certified mail to, the person to whom was sent the tax bill for the general taxes on the property for the last preceding year. The notice shall be delivered or sent after the abatement of weeds and grasses on the property. The notice shall state the substance of 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-20-7 and this section, and shall identify the property by common description, and the location of the weeds and grasses abated. (Ord. 2018-4797, 11-19-2018)