(A) Costs and expenses for the abatement of nuisances under this subchapter shall be a lien on the premises. If the owner or occupant fails to pay the costs and expenses incurred within ten days of service, the Village Clerk shall file with the Recorder of Deeds of Will County, Illinois, a statement of lien claim. The statement shall be filed within 60 days after the costs and expenses are incurred and shall contain the following:
(1) A description of the premises sufficient for identification;
(2) The costs and expenses incurred or payable for abating the nuisance;
(3) The dates the costs and expenses were incurred;
(4) A notice that the village claims a lien for the costs.
(B) Notice of the lien claim shall be served by certified mail to the owner of the premises at his or her last known address. However, failure of the Village Clerk to record the notice of lien claim or to mail the notice, or the failure of the owner to receive the notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for the costs.
(C) On payment of the costs and expenses incurred or payable under this subchapter, after notice of lien has been filed with the Recorder of Deeds, the lien shall be released by the village and the release may be filed of record as in the case of filing notice of lien.
(D) Property subject to a lien for costs and expenses incurred in abating the nuisance shall be sold for nonpayment of the lien, and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the amount of the lien after deducting costs, as in the case of foreclosure of statutory liens. The foreclosure shall be in equity in the name of the village. The Village Attorney is authorized and directed to institute the foreclosure procedures, in the name of the village, against any property for which the costs and expenses remain unpaid.
('71 Code, Ch. 9 § 2-7) (Ord. 264, passed 9-18-68)