§ 11.05.050. Collection of county's costs to relocate tenants.

(a) The cost to relocate the tenants may be a special assessment on the property of the debtor to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and if so shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes shall be applicable to such special assessment.

(b)

The cost to relocate the tenants shall be a special assessment if:

(1)

The debtor has not requested a hearing within ten business days after service of the notice and has failed to remit payment within the time prescribed in the notice;

(2)

After a hearing in which the debtor did not prevail, the debtor has not filed an appeal within five business days after service of the decision of the hearing officer and has failed to remit payment within the period specified in the order of the hearing officer;

(3)

The board has denied the appeal of the debtor and the debtor has failed to remit payment within the period specified in the order of the board;

(4)

After a hearing before the board in which the debtor did not prevail, the debtor has not filed an appeal to the district court of the county within thirty calendar days of the decision of the board and has failed to remit payment within the period specified in the order of the board; or

(5)

The district court has denied the appeal of the debtor.

(Ord. 2720 § 1 (part), 2002)