ASSESSMENT AND LIEN.
Austin City Code § 15-11-12
in effect§ 15-11-12 - ASSESSMENT AND LIEN.
The Director may file a lien statement against the property as provided by Section 342.007 (Assessment of Expenses; Lien) of the Texas Health and Safety Code for work performed and expenses incurred by the city under Section 342.006 (Work or Improvements by Municipality; Notice) of the Texas Health and Safety Code. If the City assesses the actual costs against the property, the property owner, within five years after the date of that assessment, must pay the City the amount that the City paid for the completed work, plus simple interest at an amount of 10 percent a year. If the property owner does not pay the assessment during the five-year period, the City may enforce the lien on the property in the same manner in which it is authorized by law to enforce the lien for a paving or other assessment.
Source: Ord. 20130321-066.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT15UTRE_CH15-11PRLASELI_S15-11-12ASLIFetched: 10/27/2026