Section 34-68. Failure to comply with notice and order.
Under this division, if the property owner does not comply with the notice and order within the time specified, the city may proceed with the removal of the litter or may cause the removal to be done. If the city proceeds to execute a notice of order issued by it for the removal of litter, the city may let contracts therefor. The city may charge or assess the property and the owner with the actual cost of labor performed and materials furnished in removing the litter, together with ten percent of the cost of such labor and materials for the use of tools and supervision, and such amounts shall constitute an indebtedness of the owner of the property to the city and shall constitute a lien against the property which shall be superior to all other liens, except the liens for state, county and city taxes and the liens for special assessments for public improvements. The city clerk shall enter in a book provided by him for such purpose the claim of the city for the lien, in which he shall give a brief description of the property, the name of the owner, if known, and the amount due to the city for which the lien is claimed. The amounts so expended by the city shall become due within one month after the expenditure of the amounts and, if not paid within such time, shall bear interest after one month from the date thereof at the rate of one percent per month until paid. Upon payment of the amount due for the work, the city clerk shall enter on the record the fact and date of payment thereof, and such entry of payment by the city clerk shall constitute a discharge of the lien.