(A) Charges for abatement for a nuisance defined in this subchapter made by the city shall be a lien upon the premises where the nuisance is abated.
(B) Whenever a bill for these charges remains unpaid for 60 days after it has been rendered, the City Clerk may file with the Recorder of Deeds of the county a statement of claim of lien. This statement shall contain the legal description of the premises, the expenses and costs incurred and the date the weeds were cut, and a notice that the city claims a lien for this amount.
(C) Notice of the lien shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if his or her address is known.
(D) Failure of the City Clerk to record a lien under this section or to mail the prescribed notice, or the failure of the owner to receive the notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for these charges as provided in § 93.79 of this code.
(1969 Code, § 25-14) (Ord. 1961-23, passed 8-14-1961)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-20-7