(a) If a person served notice under Section 1323.13 fails to comply with the notice to repair or rehabilitate, or demolish and remove, a public nuisance or unsafe building, structure, or portion of a building or structure, or remove or abate any other condition that is defined as a nuisance under this chapter, the Building Inspector may take appropriate action to take repair or maintenance measures or otherwise abate the public nuisance.
(b) All costs, including, but not limited to, attorney fees, costs of inspection, administrative staff and support staff, property maintenance costs, court costs, title search fees, process servicer fees, costs of collection or prosecution, costs of abatement, and fees assessed under Section 1323.03(k), associated with actions taken by the Building Inspector under this chapter shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property. The Building Inspector or the City shall send a statement of the costs to the owner of the property at the owner's last known address or to the tax mailing address listed at the Huron County Recorder's Office for the property at which the nuisance or unsafe condition was abated.
(c) If within thirty days from the date the Building Inspector or City sends a statement under division (b) of this section, the owner fails to pay the costs included in the statement, the Building Inspector may certify the amount to the Finance Director for the City of Willard. The Finance Director may make written return to the County Auditor of the action under this section with a statement of the charges for services, the amount paid for the performing of labor and a proper description of the premises. Certification to the County Auditor is for the purpose of making expenses and costs a lien upon the lands, to be collected as other taxes and returned to the City with the General Fund, with special accounting under R.C. § 715.261.
(d) Notwithstanding the method of collection set forth in this section, the Director of Law may take any action necessary to collect the costs of demolition, boarding, or other nuisance abatement from the owner of other responsible party, including, but not limited to, filing of legal proceedings, referring the amount due to outside counsel by the Law Director for collection action, including filing civil complaints, and initiating post judgment execution actions.
(Ord. 5860-20. Passed 9-8-20.)