§ 8-143. Expenses and civil penalties to be assessed on lien against property.

If the city incurs expenses or assesses a civil penalty under sections 8-141 and 8-142, the city shall impose a lien against the land on which the building stands or stood, unless it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution, for the payment of the repair, removal, or demolition expenses or the civil penalty. Promptly after the imposition of the lien, the city shall file for record, in the Maverick County Clerk's Office, a written notice of the imposition of the lien. The notice of lien and notice of penalty or alternatively a notice of assessment must contain a legal description of the real property on which the building is located, the amount of the expenses incurred by the city, and the balance due or alternatively, the amount of the penalties incurred and the amount owing to the city. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the owner at the last known address at the time the lien attaches requesting that the balance due or amount be paid immediately. The lien is extinguished if the owner or any other person or entity having an interest in the legal title to the land reimburses the city for its expenses and pays the amount of the civil penalty.

(Ord. No. 04-23, § 1, 7-21-2004)