§ 34-189. Special assessment for payment of costs of rat-stoppage, or eradication.

Upon causing the city to perform rat-stoppage or eradication of rats as specified in this article, the director of health or the director of neighborhood and housing services shall determine the cost of such work, including the reasonable costs of administering the provisions of this article, with respect to the property affected. Such administrative costs shall not exceed the sum of $100.00. Upon determining that proper service was made on the owner, the director of health or the director of neighborhood and housing services shall certify to the director of finance a statement of such service and of such costs, with a description of the real property upon which such abatement was accomplished, as a special assessment upon such real property. The director of finance shall enter such costs as a special assessment against the real property, shall cause a copy of the notice of assessment to be sent to the owner of such property by regular United States mail, and shall retain the original in the office of the city treasurer. Each special assessment shall constitute a lien upon the real property described thereon and shall be payable as provided in section 2-1722 of this Code of Ordinances. Such lien shall remain in effect for a period of two years from the date of certification to the director of finance, at which time it shall automatically terminate unless legal proceedings to enforce such lien have been instituted. The lien may be enforced by any method appropriate for the enforcement of special assessments generally.

(Ord. No. 090784, § 1, 10-15-09; Ord. No. 130937 , § 3, 12-19-13)