(B) Any creditor that fails to register a vacant residential property with the city as required by § 153.03 shall be subject to a civil fine of one hundred dollars ($100) payable to the city for each day that the property is not registered.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter other than § 153.03 shall be subject to a civil fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), but not more than five hundred dollars ($500) per day per violation. Each date that a violation of this chapter continues after a Notice of Violation or Citation has been served in accordance with the terms of this chapter shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense subject to a separate fine, up to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per citation.
(D) In addition to the civil fines set forth in division (C) any creditor who violates any provision of this chapter more than once within a twelve (12) month period may be assessed additional civil penalties of two hundred dollars ($200) per day per violation to a maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per citation.
(E) The city shall possess a lien on property for all fines, penalties, charges, attorneys' fees, abatement costs if the city has incurred them, and all other reasonable costs associated with enforcing this chapter, including the costs of placing a lien on a parcel of real property pursuant to this provision. The lien shall take precedence over all other subsequent liens, except state, county, school, and city taxes, and may be enforced by judicial proceedings.
(Ord. 2015-5, passed 4-15-2015)