30.85.340 Liens - filing and recording.
(1) The applicable director shall cause a claim for lien to be filed for record in the auditor’s office within 90 days from the date the civil penalty is due or within 90 days from the date of completion of the abatement work performed pursuant to this chapter.
(2) The claim of lien shall contain the following:
(a) The authority for imposing a civil penalty or proceeding to abate the violation, or both;
(b) A brief description of the civil penalty imposed or the abatement work done, or both, including the violations charged and the duration thereof. If abatement work was done, the dates the work was commenced and completed and the name of the persons or organizations who performed the work, shall be included;
(c) A legal description of the property to be charged with the lien;
(d) The name of the known or reputed owner, and, if not known, the fact shall be alleged; and
(e) The amount, including lawful and reasonable costs, for which the lien is claimed.
(3) The applicable director shall sign and verify the claim.
(4) The claim of lien may be amended in case of action brought to foreclose the lien, by order of the court, as long as the interests of third parties are not detrimentally affected by amendment.
(5) The auditor shall record and index the claims described in this chapter.
(6) No lien created by this chapter binds the property subject to the lien for a period longer than three years after the claim has been filed unless an action is commenced in the proper court within that time to enforce the lien. (Added by Amended Ord. 08-062, Oct. 1, 2008, Eff date Nov. 1, 2008).