(A) After the statement provided for in § 94.031 of this chapter is filed, the city shall have a privileged lien on the lot or real estate upon which the work was done or improvement made, to secure the expenses thereof.
(B) The lien shall be second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements, and the amount thereof shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the date the statement was filed.
(C) For any expenditures and interest, suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure of the lien may be had in the name of the city, and the statement of expenses made in accord with § 94.031 of this chapter, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended for the work or improvements.
(1998 Code, § 62-120)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Tex. Health and Safety Code § 342.006