§ 14-150. Declaration of lien, enforcement.

(a)

The amount of the cost of such vacating and closing or removal or demolition by the county administrator shall be a lien against the real property upon which such cost was incurred. Such lien shall be attached to the real property upon the payment of all costs of demolition by the county and the filing of an itemized statement of the total sum of such costs by the county administrator in the office of the clerk of the board of commissioners on a lien docket maintained by the clerk for such purposes.

(b)

If the dwelling, building, or structure is removed or demolished by the county administrator, he shall sell the materials of such dwellings, buildings, or structures and shall credit the proceeds of such sale against the cost of the removal or demolition and any balance remaining shall be deposited in the superior court by the county administrator, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed by such court, and shall be disbursed by such court to the persons found to be entitled thereto by final order or decree of such court.

(c)

The collection of any amount due on such lien for removal or demolition of dwellings, buildings, or structures shall be in the following manner:

(1)

The owner or parties at interest shall be allowed to satisfy the amount due on such lien by paying to the county within 30 days after the perfection of such lien, a sum of money equal to 25 percent of the total amount due and by further paying to the county the remaining balance due on such lien, together with interest at the rate of seven percent per annum, in three equal annual payments, each of which shall become due and payable on the anniversary date of initial payment made as prescribed in this subsection;

(2)

Should the property upon which such lien is perfected be sold, transferred, or conveyed by the owner or parties at interest at any time prior to the termination of the three-year period, then the entire balance due on such lien shall be due and payable to the county; and

(3)

Should the amount due on such lien, or any portion thereof, be unpaid after the passage of such three-year period, or upon the occurrence of the contingency provided for in section (2) of this section, the county may enforce the collection of any amount due on such lien for alteration, repair, removal, or demolition of dwellings, buildings, or structures in the same manner as provided in O.C.G.A. § 48-5-358 and other applicable state statutes. This procedure shall be subject to the right of redemption by any person having any right, title, or interest in or lien upon said property, all as provided by O.C.G.A. § 48-4-40 et seq.

(Res. No. 96-21, § 10, 6-4-96)