The administrative penalty shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after the decision of the director becomes final or within thirty (30) days after the hearing officer's decision is issued. If the penalty is not timely paid, the city council may thereupon order that the penalty be specially assessed against the property involved. If the city council orders that the penalty be specially assessed against the property, it shall confirm the assessment and thereafter said assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary real property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary real property taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of real property taxes are applicable to the special assessment.
The city council may also cause a notice of lien to be recorded. The notice shall, at a minimum, identify the record owner or possessor of the property, set forth the last known address of the record owner or possessor, the date on which the penalty was imposed by the hearing officer, a description of the real property subject to the lien, and the amount of the penalty.
No owner shall pass on to tenants penalties incurred pursuant to this chapter. Costs of capital improvements and security and safety enhancements may be passed on. (Prior code § 61.16.1626)