In all cases referred to in this subchapter which reach the City Council for action, either upon appeal of the owner from the ruling of the Building Inspector or upon report of the Building Inspector that the owner fails or refuses to comply with his or her order or direction, the City Council shall hear the matter. If it finds and determines that the building in question is uninhabited or abandoned for use and is in such a dilapidated or substandard state of disrepair as to constitute a fire or safety hazard or to be dangerous to life, health, or other property or is a public nuisance and that the owner of the building has failed or refused to abate the nuisance and has failed or refused to have the building demolished and removed or has failed or refused to take such other steps as may be necessary to abate the nuisance and remove the hazards found to exist, it may cause the demolition and removal of such building to be done or effect such other remedies as may be necessary to abate the nuisance and remove the hazards and specially assess the cost of the work against the lot or parcel of land on which the building was situated. The assessment shall constitute a specific lien upon the lot or parcel of land and may be enforced by an action instituted in the name of the city in the nature of an action to foreclose a mortgage as provided by state law in the case of ad valorem taxes and local improvement assessments.
(Prior Code, § 150.085)