(A) If the owner, having been ordered to abate such a public nuisance, fails, neglects, or refuses to abate or remove the condition constituting the nuisance within 15 days from receipt of said order, the Town Manager shall cause said condition to be removed or otherwise remedied by having employees of the town go upon said premises and remove or otherwise abate such nuisance under the supervision of an officer or employee designated by the Town Manager. Any person who has been ordered to abate a public nuisance may, within the time allowed by this subchapter, request the town, in writing, to remove such condition, the cost of which shall be paid by the person making the request.
(2003 Code, § 12-403.1)
(B) The actual cost incurred by the town in removing or otherwise remedying a public nuisance shall be charged to the owner of such lot or parcel of land, and it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector to mail a statement of such charges to the owner or other person in possession of such premises with instructions that such charges are due and payable within 30 days from the receipt thereof.
(2003 Code, § 12-403.2)
(C) In the event that 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 provided for in § 90.53, 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.
(2003 Code, § 12-403.3)