Any expense or cost incurred by the City pursuant to Section 1370.16(d) shall be reimbursed to the City by the responsible person, including an additional twenty-five percent (25%) of either the contractor's price or the City's remedial expenses to cover the City's administrative cost of property maintenance enforcement. If not so paid by such person within thirty (30) days after billing, such expense or cost may be recovered by an action at law against the responsible person, or may, to the extent permitted by law, by resolution of Council, be certified to the County Auditor and placed on the tax duplicate for collection and shall become a lien on the land involved.
(Ord. 121-03. Passed 7-14-03.)