(A) The amount of the cost of repairs, alterations, or improvements, or vacating and closing, or removal or demolition shall be a lien against the real property upon which such cost was incurred.
(B) If the dwelling, building, or structure is removed or demolished by the executive officer, under the authority of the agency, and if there be any significant salvage value, he or she shall sell the materials of such dwellings, and shall credit the proceeds of such sale against the cost of the removal or demolition, and any balance remaining shall be disbursed to the persons found to be entitled thereto; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of the city to define and declare nuisances and to cause their removal or abandonment, by summary proceedings or otherwise.
(Prior Code, § 5-35)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see W. Va. Code 8-12-16