When a complaint shall be made by any person to the Inspection Department of the City or the City Manager of the City of Mt. Vernon about any condition that exists which violates the provisions of this Ordinance, the Inspection Department or the City Manager or the designee of any of them is hereby authorized to serve or cause to be served a Notice in writing upon the owner and occupant of the mobile home alleged to be in violation, which such Notice shall describe the alleged violation and shall require the owner and occupant to remedy the violation within a reasonable time of not more than 10 days after service of such Notice. The Notice shall be served in writing, either personally or to the last known address of such person or persons; or, if no address is known, by posting Notice upon the mobile home. In the event the owner or occupant shall fail, neglect, or refuse to remedy the violation within 10 days after the service of Notice, then the City may proceed to remedy the violation, including the institution of legal action against the owner and/or occupant for an Order authorizing removal of the mobile home or for imposition of a fine or for issuance of an injunction and for such other remedies as provided by law. All costs and expenses incurred by the City in obtaining removal of the mobile home or in otherwise remedying the violation shall be assessed and shall be a lien against the mobile home subject of the proceeding and shall be assessed against the owner and occupant of the mobile home. Costs and expenses shall include but shall not be limited to: inspection and re-inspection fees; title searches; postage or service fees; costs of Notice preparation; labor expenses; man-hour costs; machinery and equipment costs and fees; travel time for equipment to and from the property; other costs associated with the remedying of the violation; the cost of disposal of materials, debris, or other such items; administrative and clerical costs; all reasonable attorney fees and costs arising from preparation, institution, enforcement, collection, or foreclosure of any lien or suit filed or defended hereunder; and any other cost or expense incurred by the City pursuant to exercise of its authority hereunder. Costs assessed against a mobile home may be recovered by the City by public sale of the mobile home pursuant to and in accordance with such order as may be entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Illinois within the enforcement action, provided no such sale shall occur until after Notice is given to each party known to have a lien or other interest in said mobile home.
(Prior Code, Art. 19, § 19.5)