§ 18-16. Failure of owner to construct new sidewalk or make repairs, city may construct or repair with cost of construction or repairs to be assessed against abutting property, notice of lien and foreclosure of lien.

In the event that the property owner shall fail or refuse to perform the construction, reconstruction, or repairs within the time prescribed in section 18-15(a) above, then the city shall have the power to cause such sidewalks to be constructed, reconstructed or repaired. The property owner shall then be responsible for the costs of such construction, reconstruction or repair work plus a fifteen-percent administrative fee. In the event that the property owner refuses or fails to reimburse the city for such costs within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of written notice thereof, then the city shall assess a lien against the parcel of property abutting said sidewalk for the construction, reconstruction or repair of same. A notice of lien may be recorded in the public records of Broward County and shall constitute a lien upon said property from the date of the notice of lien. The notice of lien shall be prima facie evidence of the debt to the city, bear interest at the legal rate, and may be foreclosed as mortgages are foreclosed.

(Ord. No. 78-116, § 6, 6-13-78; Ord. No. 92-105, § 1, 1-27-92; Ord. No. 96O-113, § 1, 5-13-96; Ord. No. 01O-02-14, § 1, 3-12-01; Ord. No. 01O-8-49, § 1, 9-10-01; Ord No. 17O-06-124, § 1, 6-26-2017)