(a) Upon the City Council’s confirmation of a proposed lien pursuant to this Article against any property other than an owner-occupied residential dwelling unit, the amount of the lien may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes are collected, as authorized by California Government Code Section 54988(a). All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of ad valorem taxes shall be applicable to the lien, except that if any real property to which the lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches, prior to the date on which the first installment of taxes would become delinquent, then the lien that would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to real property and the costs of enforcement relating to the property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.
(b) In addition to placing the costs of enforcement relating to the property on the County tax roll as provided in Paragraph (a) above, the responsible City Department may also record a notice of lien against the subject parcel pursuant to California Government Code Section 54988(c). The lien shall attach upon recordation in the office of the County Recorder for the County of Los Angeles and shall have the same force, priority, and effect as a judgment lien; not a tax lien. The notice of lien shall, at a minimum, identify the record owner or possessor of the property, set forth the last known address of the record owner or possessor, set forth the date upon which the lien was created against the property, and include a description of the real property subject to the lien and the amount of the lien.
(c) In the event that the lien is discharged, released, or satisfied, either through payment or foreclosure, notice of the discharge containing the information specified in Paragraph (b) above shall be recorded by the responsible City Department. Any nuisance abatement lien and the release of the lien shall be indexed in the grantor-grantee index.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 175,596, Eff. 12-7-03.
Amended by: Subsec. (b) and (c), Ord. No. 181,559, Eff. 3-22-11.