Section 34-184. Compliance with notice or order to remove; removal by city upon noncompliance.
Within the time for removal set forth in the notice for removal, or within 48 hours of the date on which an order is entered by the code enforcement board affirming the determination of the enforcement authority, the owner of the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle and the owner or occupant of the private property on which the same is located, either or all of them, shall cause the removal of the vehicle. If the violation is not remedied within the time set forth in this section, the enforcement authority shall have the right to take possession of the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle and remove it from the premises. In the event of removal and disposition of the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle by the enforcement authority, the owner of the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle and the owner and occupant of the private property from which the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle is removed shall be jointly and severally liable for the expenses incurred in so doing. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, hinder or refuse to allow the enforcement authority to enter upon private property for the purpose of removing the abandoned property or inoperable vehicle under the provisions of this article.