(A) In the event charges for the removal or abatement of a public nuisance are not paid within 30 days after the receipt of a statement of charges as provided for in § 83.06, such charges shall become a lien upon the land or premises where the public nuisance existed and shall be collected as unpaid ad valorem taxes, as provided in G.S. § 160A-193.
(B) The expense of the action is also a lien on any other real property owned by the person in default within the village limits. A lien established pursuant to this division is inferior to all prior liens and shall be collected as money judgment.
(C) In lieu of, and in addition to, a lien to recover the debt, the village may turn unpaid penalties in to a credit/collection agency for collection. The offender will be responsible for all reasonable monetary damages as required by the collections agency to recover the debt. This chapter may also be enforced by any appropriate, equitable action.
(Ord., passed 9-28-11)