Boonville Collection of abatement costs ordinance (§ 13-34)

(a) If the owner of the real property upon which the unlicensed, dismantled, inoperable or junk-filled vehicle was located was served with an abatement notice, the cost of abatement may be assessed against the real property in the following manner. The city administrator shall certify the cost of abatement to the city clerk. The cost shall include a $50.00 administrative fee as well as the actual cost of removing and storing the vehicle. The city clerk shall cause a special tax bill against the real property to be prepared in the amount of the abatement cost. The tax bill from the date of first issuance shall be a lien on the property until paid and shall be prima facie evidence of the recitals therein and of its validity. No clerical error or informality in the tax bill or in the proceedings leading up to the issuance of the tax bill shall be a defense in an action to collect the tax bill. Tax bills issued under this section, if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum. The tax bill shall constitute a personal obligation of the owner of the real property upon which the vehicle was located.

(b) The cost of abatement shall also constitute a personal obligation of the owner of the vehicle and the occupant of the real property upon which the vehicle was located.