§ 8-68. Liens

(a) If the city assesses a civil penalty pursuant to section 8-66(c)(4)b.2, or if the city incurs expenses under section 8-66(c)(4)b.1 or (c)(4)c, or under section 8-67, the city may assess the expenses or penalty on and place a lien against the land on which the building was located.

(b) A lien imposed pursuant to this article is a privileged lien subordinate only to tax liens and all previously recorded bona fide mortgage liens.

(c) The lien arises and attaches to the property at the time the notice of the lien is recorded and indexed in the official public records of real property in Burnet County, specifically in the office of the county clerk for Burnet County. The notice shall contain the name and address of the owner if that information can be determined; a legal description of the land on that the building was located; the amount of expenses incurred by the city or the civil penalty and the balance due.

(d) A lien is extinguished when the property owner or other person pays the city the balance due in full.

(Ord. No. 613, § II, 8-27-2013)