(A) In accordance with NMSA § 3-36-1, the city is hereby declared to have a lien for unpaid water or sewage charges, as provided herein, against the premises served.
(B) The notice of lien hereunder shall be attested in the name of the City Clerk/Treasurer under the seal of the municipality, and shall include:
(1) The number of this ordinance;
(2) The fact that a lien is established;
(3) The general purpose of the lien;
(4) The name of the owner of the property against which the lien is established, as determined from the records of the County Assessor;
(5) A description of the property against which the lien is established;
(6) The amount of the lien; and
(7) If the lien is for more than 1 period of time, the dates for which the lien is established.
(C) The principal amount of any lien created hereunder shall bear interest at the rate of 12% per year, from the date of filing the notice of lien.
(1981 Code, § 28-44) (Ord. 615, passed 4-30-1973; Am. Ord. 656, passed 4-10-1979; Am. Ord. 684, passed 6-23-1981)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see NMSA § 3-23-6