Legal Documents of Mountain City

The amount of the cost of such repairs, alterations or improvements, or vacating and closing, or removal or demolition by the public officer shall, upon the filing of the notice with the office of the Register of Deeds of Johnson County, be a lien on the property in favor of the municipality, second only to liens of the state, county and municipality for taxes, any lien of the municipality for special assessments, and any valid lien, right, or interest in such property duly recorded or duly perfected by filing, prior to the filing of such notice. These costs shall be placed upon the tax rolls of the Town of Mountain City as a lien and shall be added to property tax bills to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes are collected. If the owner fails to pay the costs, they may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as delinquent property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalty and interest as delinquent property taxes. If the structure is removed or demolished by the public officer, he shall sell the materials of such structure and shall credit the proceeds of such sale against the cost of the removal or demolition, and any balance remaining shall be deposited in the Chancery Court of Johnson County by the public officer, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed by such court, and shall be disbursed by such court; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of the Town of Mountain City to define and declare nuisances and to cause their removal or abatement, by summary proceedings or otherwise. (1994 Code, § 13-208)