When, under the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinance passed pursuant to
the authority of this chapter, any work is done or material furnished by any enforcing
officer or by his or her order at the expense of the owner or other persons interested,
the value of the work and material may be recovered in an action brought against the
owner or other interested person or persons, and if any work or materials been done
or furnished at the cost of the corporate unit, the enforcing officer shall cause
the action to be brought in the name of the corporate unit. Upon the entry of any
case or proceeding brought under the provisions of this chapter, the court shall,
at the request of either party, advance the case so that it may be heard and determined
with as little delay as possible.
(2) The court shall extend priority to the scheduling of emergency cases.
(e) Filing fees; judicial review. All proceedings instituted in the names of the several cities and towns are exempt
from the payment of the district court filing fees. Any person or persons jointly
or severally aggrieved by the final judgment, decision, or order of the district court
may seek review by the supreme court in accordance with § 8-8-3.2(b).
History of Section.
P.L. 1970, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 1972, ch. 118, § 11; P.L. 1977, ch. 277, § 6; P.L. 1978,
ch. 182, § 4; P.L. 1979, ch. 77, § 1.