§ 18-169. Lien.

(a)

The amount of the cost of repair, alteration, improvement, demolition, including all court costs, attorneys fees, appraisal fees, administrative costs incurred by the county tax commissioner, and all other costs necessarily associated with the abatement action, including restoration to grade of the real property after demolition, shall be a lien against the real property upon which such cost was incurred.

(b)

The lien shall attach to the real property upon the filing of a certified copy of the order requiring repair, closure, or demolition in the office of the Paulding County Superior Court Clerk and shall relate back to the date of the filing of the lis pendens notice. The clerk shall record and index such certified copy of the order in the deed records of the county and enter the lien on the general execution docket. The lien shall be superior to all other liens on the property, except liens for taxes to which the lien shall be inferior, and shall continue in force until paid.

(c)

The county building official shall transmit to the county tax commissioner a statement of the total amount due and secured by said lien, together with copies of all notices provided to interested parties within 90 days of completion of the repairs, demolition, or closure. In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 48-2-9(b)(2), it shall be the duty of the county tax commissioner to collect the amount of the lien using all methods available for collecting real property ad valorem taxes, including specifically O.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4.

(Res. No. 13-11, § 1, 5-28-2013)

State law reference

O.C.G.A. §§ 41-2-9(a)(7) and 41-2-9(b).