(a) Except for those owners who have properly perfected an appeal, if an owner fails to pay any amount due, said amount shall constitute a debt due and the City may commence a civil action to collect such unpaid debt. In the event service is not attained by certified mail, alternative means of service may be used consistent with the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure for service.
(b) In lieu of, or in addition to, commencing a civil action as authorized by Section 1760.13 (a) above, the City Clerk may, in accordance and conjunction with W.Va. State Code § 8-12-16c(d), file a lien for unpaid registration fees against the property where the vacant structure is situated.
(Ord. 2020-13. Passed 12-7-20.)