When abatement has been completed, the Director shall render to the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller an itemized statement covering work necessary for the abatement. The Auditor-Controller shall pay the same from the funds of the agency causing said work to be done, and the Director shall present to the property owner a demand for payment by mail. If payment is not made on behalf of the property owner within 60 days after mailing of such bill, the Director shall file a notice of pendency and certify to the Auditor-Controller the remaining unpaid cost. The Auditor-Controller shall cause the amount of the same to be entered upon the next succeeding secured tax roll. Thereafter, the amounts of the assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected, and are subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary County taxes, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attached thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then the lien which would otherwise be imposed by this Section shall not attach to such real property and the costs of abatement, as confirmed, relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection from the person who was the property owner at the time of the abatement.
(Am. Ord. 2996, passed - -1986; Am. Ord. 3283, passed - -1988; Am. Ord. 3349, passed - -1989; Am. Ord. 4401, passed - -2021)