The owner of any vehicle or junk or the owner of real property where any junk or vehicle has been abandoned may voluntarily consent to the removal of such property by the town. In order to give such consent, all owners of the property shall execute an affidavit in a form acceptable to the town prosecuting attorney, stating that there are no other owners of the property or lienholders having a security interest in the property; that the owners will reimburse the town for the actual costs of removal or such other costs as are established by the town administrator and/or employee for such removal; and that such reimbursement will be made to the town within thirty (30) calendar days of removal. Such affidavit shall constitute a statement by the owners signing such affidavit that they will indemnify the town for any loss or expense alleged by any other party as a result of removal or disposal. The execution of such affidavit shall also release the town from any obligation to account or pay over to the owners any amount the town receives for the property. The owner’s consent to the removal of any junk or vehicle by the town, and the town’s subsequent removal of junk and/or vehicles from the owner’s property, shall not in any way be deemed a continuing obligation or responsibility on the part of the town to maintain the property, and shall not relieve the property owner of their obligation and responsibility to continue to maintain the property.
(Ord. 2023-12, 1-9-2024)