In the event that the board declares a place or premises to be a nuisance and issues
an order, the board shall assess against the owner of the place or premises the costs
which the city has incurred in the presentation, investigation, and presentation of
the case, which may include reasonable attorneys fees associated with the investigation
of and hearings on the public nuisance. These costs shall be due and payable ten (10)
days after the written order of the board has been filed. A certified copy of an order
imposing costs may be recorded in the public records and thereafter shall constitute
a lien against the land on which the violation exists or, if the violator does not
own the land, upon any other real or personal property owned by the violator; and
it may be enforced in the same manner as a court judgment by the sheriffs of this
state including levy against the personal property, but shall not be deemed to be
a court judgment except for enforcement purposes. The lien shall be valid for no longer
than twenty (20) years.
After three (3) months from the filling of any such lien which remains unpaid, the
City of Lauderhill may foreclose (except upon a homestead property), or otherwise
execute on the lien. Interest shall accrue on the unpaid costs at the legal rate of
interest set forth in F.S. § 55.03, as may be amended from time to time.
