§132-7  Duty of owner to remove fire hazard;expense; lien.  If the owner or occupant, to whom the order is directed,fails to comply with the order, or with the order as modified on appeal, andwithin the time therein fixed, then the county fire chief may cause thebuildings, structures, or premises to be repaired, torn down, demolished,materials removed, and all dangerous conditions remedied, as the case may be,at the expense of the owner or occupant, and, if the owner or occupant withinthirty days thereafter fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the county fire chiefthe expense incurred thereby by the fire chief, the county shall have a priorlien for the expense on the real estate on which the buildings or structureswere located, or on the premises involved, by the filing of a notice of lien inthe bureau of conveyances or in the office of the assistant registrar of theland court, or both, as appropriate. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of§3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(12); RL 1945, §8532; RL 1955,§184-8; HRS §132-8; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(8); gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c219, §3]