§ 10-85. Recovery of town's cost of abatement.

The actual cost of the cutting and removing of weeds, grass or other vegetation by the town, plus five (5) percent for inspection and other additional costs in connection therewith, shall be certified by the town engineer or other person designated by the town manager to the town tax collector and shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property upon which such weeds, grass and other vegetation were located and shall be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes as provided for in G.S. § 160-234. Interest shall accrue at one-half of one (1) percent per month or fraction thereof from the date of completion of the work if the bill is not paid within thirty (30) days after completion. A lien shall attach as of the date of completion of the work and shall be settled or paid before any unpaid taxes or taxes of subsequent levies.

(Code 1967, § 12-5)

Editor's note

G.S. § 160-234 was repealed by session laws 1971, C. 698, s. 2. Currently G.S. § 160A-193 provides that unpaid costs for abating public health nuisances shall become a lien to be collected as unpaid taxes.