§ 110-42. Assessments to constitute lien; delinquency.

(a)

All assessments for any service under the provisions of this article for improvements or services provided prior to the second-year maintenance and operation costs shall constitute liens upon the property assessed from the date of the adoption of the ordinance ordering the service, and shall be of the same nature and to the same extent as liens for general county taxes, and be collectible in the same manner, and with the same attorney's fees, interest and penalties for default in payment, and under the same provisions as to sale and forfeiture, as apply to general county taxes.

(b)

Collection of such assessment liens with such interest and penalties and with reasonable attorney fees may also be made by foreclosure in a court of equity, and it shall be lawful to join in any such bill for foreclosure any one or more units, lots or parcels, by whomsoever owned, upon which such liens are delinquent, if assessed for special improvements made under the provisions of this article.

(c)

Failure to pay any installment of principal or interest of any assessment lien within 30 days of when such installment is due shall without notice or other proceedings cause all installments of principal remaining unpaid to be forthwith due and payable with interest due thereon at the date of default; but, if before the sale of the property for delinquent assessment lien payment of the amount of such delinquency shall be paid with all penalties, interest costs, and attorney fees, accumulated installments of the principal shall cease to become due and payable and shall be due and payable at the time same would be due if such default had not occurred.

(Ord. No. 79-3, § 12, 1-18-79)