(A) When the Treasurer, as provided in § 39.002, has determined that a property owner is delinquent in the payment of the municipal service fee for municipal services provided to real property located in the city, the Treasurer shall send to the property owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, a letter stating:
(1) The municipal service fee is delinquent;
(2) The municipal service fee is required to be paid by a date specified in the letter; and
(3) If the required payment is not made by that specified date, a lien will be filed against the real property that is the recipient of the municipal services for the amount of the delinquent municipal service fee plus any legally authorized and applicable charges; provided, that the date specified for payment shall be no less than 90 days from the date the notice is mailed.
(B) If the property owner disagrees with the Treasurer’s determination, the property owner may appeal that determination to the Circuit Court of the county in which the property is located; provided, that the appeal shall be filed no later than 30 days after the date the Treasurer’s decision is rendered.
(C) Unless specifically stayed by the court, the lien herein authorized shall be filed on the date specified in the notice mailed to the property owner.
(D) All liens filed under the authority of this section shall run with the land, and if the property is transferred to another, the lien shall continue until the lien and all charges are paid in full.
(Ord. 09-13, passed 11-17-2009)