(A) Implementation of order by township. In the event of the failure or refusal of the owner or party in interest to comply with the decision of the Board of Appeals, the Township Board may, in its discretion, contract for making the building safe; for maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or grounds adjoining the building or structure; or for demolishing the building or structure.
(B) Reimbursement of costs. The costs of making the building safe, or of maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or its adjoining grounds, or of its demolition, incurred by the township to bring the property into conformance with this subchapter, shall be reimbursed to the township by the owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears.
(C) Notice of costs. The owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears upon the last local tax assessment records shall be notified by the Township Assessor of the amount of the costs of making the building safe, or of maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or its adjoining grounds, or of its demolition, by first class mail at the address shown on the township records.
(D) Lien for unpaid costs. If the owner or party in interest fails to pay the costs within 30 days after the Assessor has mailed of the notice of the amount of the cost, in the case of a single-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling, the township shall have a lien for the costs incurred by the township to bring the property into conformance with this subchapter. The lien shall not take effect until notice of the lien has been filed or recorded as provided by law. A lien provided for in this division does not have priority over previously filed or recorded liens and encumbrances. The lien for the costs shall be collected and treated in the same manner as provided for property tax liens under the General Property Tax Act, Public Act 206 of 1893, as amended, (M.C.L.A. §§ 211.1 et seq.).
(E) Court judgment for unpaid costs. In addition to other remedies under this subchapter, the township may bring an action against the owner of the building or structure for the full cost of making the building safe, or of maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or its adjoining grounds, or of the demolition. In the case of a single-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling, the township shall have a lien on the property for the amount of a judgment obtained pursuant to this division. The lien provided for in this division shall not take effect until notice of the lien is filed and recorded as provided for by law. The lien does not have priority over previously filed or recorded liens and encumbrances.
(F) Enforcement of judgment. A judgment in an action brought pursuant to § 91.26(E) may be enforced against assets of the owner other than the building or structure.
(G) Lien for judgment amount. In the case of a single-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling, the township shall have a lien for the amount of a judgment obtained pursuant to § 91.26(E) against the owner’s interest in all real property located in this state that is owned, in whole or in part, by the owner of the building or structure against which the judgment is obtained. A lien provided for in this division does not take effect until notice of the lien is filed or recorded as provided by law, and the lien does not have priority over previously filed or recorded liens and encumbrances.
(Ord. passed 11-13-2019)