Any and all costs incurred under this chapter shall be paid by the record title owner(s) of such building or structure. The record title owner(s) shall reimburse the city all expenses, including but not limited to the cost of securing, boarding, vacating, repairing, or demolishing the dangerous building.
If any person fails to comply with any lawful order of the Zoning Administrator or designee within the time limit specified in such order, the Zoning Administrator or designee shall cause such building to be secured, effectively boarded, vacated, repaired, or demolished, as the facts may warrant, under the standards provided for in this chapter. If record title owner(s) fails to pay the cost to secure, board, vacate, repair, and/or demolish the dangerous building within thirty (30) days after notice of the amount of the expense, the Director of Public Service shall certify the same to the appropriate County Auditor to be placed upon the tax duplicate and collected as other taxes are collected according to law.
Notwithstanding the power and authority to certify a lien, set forth in this section, nothing shall abrogate nor limit any other right of recovery the city may have. The Director of Law shall take any action necessary to collect the costs incurred under this chapter from the record title owner(s) or other responsible party.
(Ord. 116-2021. Passed 11-11-21.)