§ 50.040 CHARGES FOR ABATEMENT BY CITY; LIEN.
   (A)   The actual cost incurred by the city in removing or otherwise remedying a public nuisance pursuant to §§ 50.038 or 50.039 shall be charged to the owner of the offending property, and the owner shall pay these charges within 30 days after receiving from the city a statement of charges.
   (B)   In the event charges for the removal or abatement of a public nuisance are not paid within 30 days after the receipt of a statement of charges as under division (A) above, such charges shall become a lien upon the land or premises where the public nuisance existed and shall be collected as unpaid taxes, as provided in G.S. § 160A-193.
(Code 2019, § 8-14) (Ord. passed 5-14-1984; Ord. passed 1-28-2019)