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(3) ORDINANCE NO. 2014 - Florida Statutes, failure to pay the assessment may lead to the property to be sold and conveyed by tax deed as proved by Florida law. If the owner fails to pay assessed costs within forty-five (45) days, a certified copy of the assessment shall be recorded in the official record books of the county. The assessment shall constitute a lien against the property No assessment lien will be recorded if a hearing on whether the assessment is fair, reasonable and warranted is timely requested. (4) If the code enforcement board determines after hearing that the assessment is fair, reasonable, and warranted, a certified copy of the assessment order shall be recorded. If the board determines that the charges are excessive or unwarranted, it shall direct the county administrator to recompute the charges and the board shall hold a further hearing after notice to the owner upon the recomputed charges. (5) (6) By October 1st of every year, the Code Enforcement Board shall direct staff to notify the Indian River County Commission of any property that has an assessment that is past due per subsections (1) and (3) above. The Indian River County Commission by approval of at least four members, may vote to utilize the process set forth in Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, for the levy, collection, and enforcement of non -ad valorem assessments for any or all of the properties. cost of abatement that exceeds five hundred dollars ($500.00) may be collected by the county in two or more annual cycles. (7) In an action to foreclose liens, it shall be lawful to join one (1) or more lots, parcels, or tracts of land, by whomever owned, if assessed under the provisions of this chapter. The property subject to lien may be redeemed at Coding: Words/letters underscored are additions to text; words/letters in format are deletions to text. F:\Community Development\CurDev\Ordinances\2014\Nuisance Abatement Ordinance(after PZC).docx ATTACHMENT 4 58