§ 46-26. Establishment of costs; billing of costs; special assessment; uniform method.

(a)

Chronic nuisance service costs . All chronic nuisance service costs shall be established based upon the actual costs incurred by the village.

(b)

Billing of chronic nuisance service costs . The village shall bill all chronic nuisance service costs to the owner of the chronic nuisance property by first class mail to the address listed on the ad valorem tax roll. The bill shall contain at least the following information:

(1)

The address and parcel control number of the chronic nuisance property;

(2)

The date of each chronic nuisance service;

(3)

A description of each chronic nuisance service;

(4)

The amount of the bill for each chronic nuisance service;

(5)

A statement that the total amount of the bill shall be paid to the village within 30 days from the date of the bill and that any chronic nuisance service cost which has not been paid within 30 days from the date of the bill shall be delinquent;

(6)

A statement that any unpaid chronic nuisance service costs will be levied against the property as a non-ad valorem assessment superior to all other private rights; interests, liens, encumbrances, title and claims upon the property and equal in rank and dignity with a lien for ad valorem taxes; and

(7)

A statement that unpaid assessments may be certified to the tax collector for collection pursuant to the uniform method provided in F.S. § 197.3632.

(c)

Special assessment; uniform method . The total amount of the bill shall be paid to the village within 30 days from the date of the bill. Unless payment is made within three days from the date of the bill, the village council may, by the adoption of a resolution levying such charges, assess against the property a lien in the amount of the charges outstanding, or such lesser amount as the village council shall decide is just and fair. Assessment of liens levied in this manner shall be filed in the office of the village clerk and in the public records of the county as a lien against the property and shall be prior in dignity to all other liens against the property, save and except a lien for taxes. Such assessments shall bear interest at the legal rate and such liens may be foreclosed in the same manner in which mortgage liens are foreclosed. Assessments levied pursuant to this section may be certified to the tax collector for collection pursuant to the uniform method provided in F.S. § 197.3632.

(d)

Construction of chronic nuisance service cost . Chronic nuisance service costs shall not include any amount attributable to general law enforcement activities or the general enforcement of municipal codes upon a property that has not been declared by the village to be a chronic nuisance and that has not been received a chronic nuisance service order from the special magistrate.

(Ord. No. 2015-20, § 2, 5-14-2015)