Maintenance of Land. The owner or occupant of any land upon which there is permitted or suffered to remain an accumulation of garbage, trash, junk or other debris or tall grass, weeds, or jungle-like conditions and which may become a source of, or contribute to, the breeding of rodents, vermin or obnoxious insects, or which are offensive to the public, their health, safety and welfare, shall upon written notice by the director of minimum housing, correct and remove such not later than five days from the giving of such notice.
Whenever the owner of the land fails to remove the garbage, trash, junk or other debris or the tall grass, weeds or jungle-like conditions within five days of the receipt of written notice to do so by the director of minimum housing, the director, at the expense of the person responsible for alleviating the violation, may take such direct action as is necessary to alleviate the violation. All reasonable cost 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 real property. The director shall cause such lien to be recorded in the office of the city clerk.
K.