Abatement by city.
Norfolk City Code § 45-25
in effectSec. 45-25. - Abatement by city.
If such nuisance remains on any land or premises after the expiration of the time specified in the notice given under this section, the director may cause the same to be abated or removed therefrom at the expense of such person, or of the occupant or owner of such land or premises, as the case may be. In addition, an administrative fee, as prescribed by the Code of Virginia and as approved by the city manager, shall be assessed in each case. If the land is unoccupied and the owner is not a resident of the city, notice of abatement by the city shall be given by mailing or delivering a letter to the last known address of the owner no less than five (5) days before the abatement by the city. If the abatement is done at the expense of the owner, the expense of abatement or removal and the administrative fee shall be a lien upon such land or premises and shall be reported to the city treasurer, who shall collect the same in the manner in which city taxes levied upon real estate are authorized to be collected. Such expenses shall be docketed in a book kept for that purpose in the office of the city treasurer and indexed in the name of the person owning such premises or land at the time such lien accrued.
(Ord. No. 41,728, § 1, 2-15-05)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH45TROTVE_ARTIITROR_S45-25ABCIFetched: 11/1/2026