(A) Within thirty (30) days after a notice of lien is sent by the Finance Director or other designee of the City Manager to the property owner, the property owner may file an appeal to the City Council of the city to contest the existence of the lien or the amount of the lien.
(B) The form used to appeal such a lien will be as follows:
In re the lien on: (legal description and address of property).
Notice of Lien Appeal
I am the (owner or representative legally authorized to represent the owner) of the parcel of property located at. I received a notice dated that a lien in the amount of has been levied on this property due to the city's performance of the following labor or service on that property:
(list labor performed by the city)
I wish to appeal to the City Council of the City of Palm Bay the filing of such lien and/or the amount of such lien.
Owner or authorized representative
(C) The notice must be filed with the Finance Director or other designee of the City Manager of the city within thirty (30) days of the city's mailing of the notice of lien. Failure to appeal within thirty (30) days will be considered an abandonment of any right to appeal or to contest the lien.
(D) Upon receipt, the notice of lien appeal will be forwarded to the City Manager, who shall be empowered to adjust, settle, or compromise any appeal on behalf of the city. If the City Manager and property owner fail to reach an agreement within fourteen (14) days of the date that the appeal was filed, the notice of lien appeal will be placed on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
(Ord. 2003-26, passed 7-3-03)