§ 8-266. Owners responsible for costs of repair, removal.

(a)

Secured by lien. An order of the council to repair or remove a structure shall state that should the owners fail to comply with such order within the time specified, the city will remove or cause to be removed such building or structure, or parts thereof, at its own expense, but for and on the account of the owner of such real property. Such work shall be done under the direction of the building inspector, and upon the building official reporting to the council the cost of such work and the approval of such cost by the council, the owners of such property shall become personally liable therefor, which claim shall be secured by a lien against the real estate from which such building or structure or part thereof has been removed, except that no such lien shall be imposed on a homestead as protected by the state constitution. Such sum shall become due and payable within 30 days from the date of the completion of such work.

(b)

Approval of costs. Reasonable costs incurred by any city official in the notification either by personal service or publication, and identification of the record owners of any building or structure and the property on which such building or structure is located determined by the council to be unsafe and dangerous so as to endanger persons or property or is a fire hazard, and all persons, if any, with recorded liens thereon, shall be reported to the council and upon approval of such costs by the council, the owners of such property shall become personally liable therefor, which claim shall be secured by a lien against the real estate from which such building or structure or part thereof has been removed or repaired, such sum becoming due and payable within 30 days from the date such costs are approved by the council.

(c)

Appeal. Such owners or lienholders or any person interested in such building or structure shall have the right to appeal within ten days after notice from such order of the city council or approval of costs to a court of competent jurisdiction for relief and upon their failure to do so within such period of time such findings shall be final.

(Code 1992, § 4-213; Ord. No. 450, 2-10-1986)