A. Any fine, other sanction, or cost imposed remaining unpaid after the exhaustion of or the failure to exhaust judicial review or appeal are a debt due and owing the City of Marion and may be collected with applicable law.
B. In any case in which a defendant has failed to comply with a judgment ordering a defendant to correct a code violation or imposing any fine or other sanction as a result of a code violation, any expenses incurred by a municipality to enforce the judgment, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, court costs, and costs related to property demolition or foreclosure, after they are fixed by a court of competent jurisdiction or a hearing officer, shall be a debt due and owing the municipality and may be collected in accordance with applicable law.
C. Upon being recorded in the Williamson County Clerk and Recorder's Office, a lien shall be imposed on the real estate or personal estate, or both, of the defendant in the amount of any debt due and owing the municipality under this section. The lien may be enforced in the same manner as a judgment lien pursuant to a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Ord. 3766, 1-10-2022)