A lien is created against all property in the city to secure payment of the ad valorem tax provided for in this subchapter. The lien shall exist and shall be enforceable for a period of ten (10) years from the date of the assessment and shall not, during this period, be defeated or cease to exist except by the payment of the tax. Payment of the tax shall satisfy the lien and shall release and discharge the property concerned therefrom.
(Ord. 84-0803, passed 9-4-84; Am. Ord. 85-0901, passed 9-16-85; Am. Ord. 86-0901, passed 9-29-86; Am. Ord. 87-1001, passed 10-20-87; Am. Ord. 88-1001, passed 10-17-88; Am. Ord. 89-0803, passed 8-21-89; Am. Ord. 90-0904, passed 9-17-90; Am. Ord. 91-0903, passed 10-9-91; Am. Ord. 92-0902, passed 10-5-92; Am. Ord. 92-1001, passed 10-6-92; Am. Ord. 93-0901, passed 9-20-93; Am. Ord. 96-0904, passed 10-7-96; Am. Ord. 97-0901, passed 10-6-97; Am. Ord. 98-0902, passed 9-21-98; Am. Ord. 99-0902, passed 9-20-99; Am. Ord. 00-0901, passed 10-02-00; Am. Ord. 01-0902, passed 9-17-01; Am. Ord. 04-0801, passed 9-7-04; Am. Ord. 05-0801, passed 9-6-05; Am. Ord. 06-0801, passed 9-5-06; Am. Ord. 07-0801, passed 9-4-07; Am. Ord. 08-0801, passed 9-22-08; Am. Ord. 09-0801, passed 9-8-09; Am. Ord. 10-0901, passed 9-20-10; Am. Ord. 11-0901, passed 9-19-11; Am. Ord. 12-0802, passed 9-4-12; Am. Ord. 13-0901, passed 9-16-13; Am. Ord. 14-0901, passed 9-15-14; Am. Ord. 15-0801, passed 9-8-15; Am. Ord. 16-0901, passed 9-19-16; Am. Ord. 17-0901, passed 10-2-17; Am. Ord. 18-0901, passed 9- 17-18; Am. Ord. 19-0901, passed 9-16-19; Am. Ord. 20-0901, passed 9-21-20; Am. Ord. 21-0901, passed 9-20-21; Am. Ord. 22-0901, passed 9-19-22; Am. Ord. 23-0902, passed 9-18-23)