Legal Documents of Dandridge

The Town of Dandridge may enforce these provisions by civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of any amounts due hereunder plus administrative collection costs, attorneys' fees, or for any other relief that may be appropriate. A certified copy of a judgment in favor of the county may be recorded in the public records and thereafter shall constitute a lien upon any real or personal property owned by such person(s) and such lien shall be coequal with the lien of all state and municipal taxes superior in dignity to all other liens, titles, and claims until paid or extinguished.

This chapter shall not prohibit the Town of Dandridge from pursuing any other remedy, whether civil or criminal, or from instituting any appropriate action or proceedings, including injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction. Nor shall the recovery of expenses under this chapter in any way release the various parties, or limit them, from legal liability incurred as a result of cleanup or abatement as defined under any local, state of federal rule or regulation.

Failure to pay all or any part of the costs incurred within sixty (60) days of the date of the invoice will result in a five percent (5%) late penalty on the unpaid fee each month or portion thereof until the invoice is paid. Penalties shall not exceed one-hundred percent (100%) of the original amount for costs incurred. The maximum penalty is five-hundred dollars ($500.00). (Ord. #09/10-12, April 2010)