§ 14.26. Collection of Costs and Records; Secured Property.

After causing the condition to be remedied, the code official shall certify to the Director of Finance the expense incurred in remedying the condition whereupon such expense, plus a charge to cover City administrative expenses, plus any administrative penalty as provided in Section 14.27, shall become payable within thirty (30) days after which a special assessment lien and charge will be made upon the property, which shall be payable with interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum from the date of such certification until paid.

Such lien shall be enforceable in the same manner as a tax lien in favor of the City of Orlando and may be satisfied at any time by payment thereof including accrued interest. Notice of such lien may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court and recorded among the public records of Orange County, Florida.

If the subject property is secured by locks or otherwise, the City shall have the authority to enter said property for purposes of remedying the violative condition, and any additional costs incurred by the City in gaining access to the property or in re-securing the property after cleaning shall be considered expenses of remedying the condition.

(Ord. No. 2018-33, § 2, 8-6-2018, eff. 1-1-2019, Doc. #1808061204)