The city shall have a lien against the property for its costs incurred in such nuisance abatement. This lien shall be evidenced by a notice of lien claimed, filed with the Clerk of the District Court, which notice shall include the affidavit of the City Manager or Assistant City Manager, or the police officer setting forth the property in question, the amount of the city’s cost of abatement, the date of abatement, and that the notice provisions of this article were complied with before abatement. The City Manager or Assistant City Manager shall bill the property owner and occupant of the premises at least once following abatement, and no notice of lien claimed shall be filed against the property until two (2) weeks have elapsed since the bill is sent. A copy of the notice of lien claimed shall be mailed to the owner of the premises, or published in a newspaper of general circulation, as required by statute, where the owner of the property cannot be ascertained. However, the failure of the Clerk to record the notice of lien claimed or the failure to mail the owner a copy of the notice, or publish the notice, or the failure of the owner to receive the notice shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for such charges as provided in § 50.005.
(Ord. 16-84, § I, passed 5-29-84)