§ 13.0203 — Procedures—Generally

§13.0203 Procedures—Generally

(a) Once a final administrative decision or judicial order establishes the amount of civil penalties, abatement costs, administrative fees and costs assessed against a Responsible Person for code violations, the Director may record a Code Enforcement Lien against any real property owned by the Responsible Person. (b) Before recordation, the Director shall provide to the Responsible Person a written notice informing him or her that a Code Enforcement Lien will be recorded unless the City receives full payment for the outstanding amount of civil penalties, costs and fees within the time period prescribed in the notice. Payment shall be due a minimum of ten (10) calendar days from the date of the mailing. (c) The Director shall serve this notice by any one of the methods of service set forth in Section 11.0301 of this Code. (d) If the Director does not receive payment of the outstanding civil penalties and costs within the prescribed time period, the Director may record the Code Enforcement Lien. (e) The Code Enforcement Lien shall include the name of the Property Owner and any affected financial institution, assessor’s parcel number, the parcel’s legal description, the total amount of civil penalties, costs and fees due, including a breakdown of penalty assessments and reimbursement for the City’s administrative costs, and a copy of the administrative or judicial order which awarded the civil penalties, costs and fees. (f) A copy of the recorded Code Enforcement Lien shall be served upon the Responsible Person by one of the methods of service set forth in Section 11.0301 of this Code. (g) The failure of any person with a financial interest in the property to actually receive the notice of the lien shall not affect the validity of the lien or any proceedings taken to collect the outstanding civil penalties.

(“Procedures—Generally” renumbered from Sec. 13.0423 and amended 8–10–1993 by O–17956 N.S.)