Chapter 247. Housing Standards
Article IV. Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation
§ 247-62. Liens and charges to recover expenses.
Whenever the owner fails to comply with an order to repair, alter, improve or demolish a dwelling which has been determined to be unfit for human habitation and continued occupancy, and the Director of Zoning and Code Enforcement has taken direct action pursuant to the provisions of §§ 247-60 or 247-61, the costs incurred by him or her in such action shall be a lien against the real property, and such lien shall be enforced in the manner provided or authorized by law for the enforcement of common law liens on personal property. Such lien shall be recorded. If the dwelling is demolished by the Director of Zoning and Code Enforcement, he or she may sell the materials of such dwelling, and the net cost of the demolition shall be charged to the owner, and if any balance remains, it shall be held for the owner or any other parties entitled thereto. In every case, the cost of direct action shall be the costs necessary to perform the required work as expeditiously as possible, together with a ten-percent service charge in addition thereto.