Collection of City's costs.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 35-265
in effect§ 35-265. - Collection of City's costs.
(1) From and after the determination that a building is an abandoned building, and continuing until such time as the building is removed from the abandoned building list in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article, the City Clerk shall determine the actual quarterly abatement costs for the abatement procedures authorized by this article. After such determination, the City Clerk shall mail a statement of the actual quarterly abatement costs for the abatement procedures authorized by this article to the property owner and demand the payment of such costs by the owner. In addition, a copy of the statement shall be mailed to any mortgage holder at the address provided for in this subsection. At the time of mailing of the statement of costs to any property owner or mortgage holder, the City Clerk shall obtain a receipt of mailing from the postal service, the receipt of which shall indicate the date of mailing and the name and address of the mailee; and
(2) When full payment is made to the City Clerk for actual abatement costs incurred and billed in accordance with this subsection, the City Clerk shall send the property owner and any mortgage holder by mail a receipt for such payment; but if payment attributable to the actual quarterly costs of such abatement is not made within six months from the date of the mailing of the statement to the owner of such property, a lien in the actual amount of the abatement shall be filed against the abandoned building. Until finally paid, the costs and the interest thereon shall be the personal obligation of the property owner from and after the date the notice of lien was filed with the county clerk. In addition, the costs and the interest thereon shall be a lien against the property from the date the notice of lien was filed with the county clerk. The lien shall be coequal with the lien of ad valorem taxes and all other taxes and special assessments and shall be prior and superior to all other titles and liens against the property. The lien shall continue until the cost is fully paid. A mineral interest, if severed from the surface interest and not owned by the surface owner, shall not be subject to any lien created pursuant to this section. Upon receiving full payment, the City Clerk shall forward to the county clerk a notice of discharge of the lien.
(Ord. No. 25003, § 3, 10-21-14)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH35NU_ARTIXABBU_S35-265COCOFetched: 10/28/2026