(A) If the owner of any lot or premises upon which a condition described in this subchapter exists fails to correct, remedy or remove the condition within ten days after notice to do is given in accord with this subchapter, the city may do work or make improvements as are necessary to be made, and pay therefore and charge the expenses incurred thereby to the owner of the lot or to the property’s city water bill or place a mechanic’s lien on said property. The expenses shall be assessed against the lot or real estate upon which the work was done or the improvements made. The doing of the work by the city shall not relieve the person from prosecution for failure to comply with the notice in violation of § 94.029(A) of this chapter.
(B) In addition to the actual expenses incurred for lot cleaning, clearing, abating of any nuisances, or for improvements made as are necessary to correct, remedy or remove such a condition, an additional charge of $50 shall be added to the amount assessed against the property, to reimburse the city for its administrative expenses associated with the preparation, filing and release of such lien.
(1998 Code, § 62-118) (Ord. 04-33, passed 7-21-2004; Ord. 10-16, passed 7-7-2010)
Statutory reference:
Authority of city to correct or remove conditions described in this subchapter, see Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.006(a)