Procedure for enforcement of lien.
Memphis Charter, art. 54, § 557
in effectSec. 557. - Procedure for enforcement of lien.
The lien hereby credited [created] on any property in any improvement district shall be collectible by a suit in the chancery court, or may be enforced as a lien for City taxes is enforced by a sale of said property. If suit is filed in the chancery court, any number of pieces of property may be embraced in one suit; and if a lien is enforced as City taxes are enforced, the proceedings shall be those provided by existing statutes and laws for the collection of City taxes at the time said sums become due.
(Priv. Acts 1923, ch. 426, § 9)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/charter?nodeId=PTICHRELA_ART54STIMUNDIPLNOFRFO_S557PRENLIFetched: 10/28/2026
