§111-8.5  Reimbursement procedure.  (a) The state agency shall make a written demand for the amount due under thischapter from any person responsible for a code violation.  Such amount shall berecoverable by the state agency in the same manner as a debt due.

(b)  If the owner of real property from whichpersons are forced to move because of code enforcement is the personresponsible for the code violation, and the owner fails to pay the state agencywithin sixty days after written demand, the state agency may claim a lienagainst the real property from which persons are displaced.  This lien shall bein addition to any other remedy the state agency may have.  Such lien may beforeclosed in the same manner as liens for state taxes and in accordance with sections231-61 to 231-68.

(c)  Payments in accordance with this sectionto the state agency by the party responsible for the code violation shall notrelieve the party from complying with the notices ordering compliance withcodes issued by the state agency. [L 1973, c 67, §1(2); gen ch 1985; am L 1987,c 10, §5 and c 162, §5; am L 1989, c 14, §2]