Any and all costs incurred by the township, township officials or their representative in removing or causing to be removed any junk, junk vehicles, abandoned vehicles, blighted structures, building materials, trash or rubbish pursuant to this subchapter, shall be reimbursed by the owner of the property from which the junk, junk vehicles, abandoned vehicles, blighted structures, building materials, trash or rubbish was removed. All such costs shall be billed by the township to the property owner and if not paid within 30 days of the date of such bill, the township shall have a lien against the property in the amount of such bill to the extent provided by M.C.L.A. §§ 125.539 et seq., M.C.L.A. §§ 600.8727 et seq. and all other applicable laws. The township may also maintain an action to recover such costs in a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
(Ord. 19 passed 3-5-1996)