§ 22-32. Violations and penalties.

(a)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article, or any codes, orders or resolutions promulgated pursuant to this article, shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 2-291, and/or as provided in sections 22-92, 22-94 and 22-95.

(b)

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, altered or repaired, placed upon land, or is used in violation of this article, or of any order or resolution or other regulation made under the authority conferred by this article, the proper local authorities of the city, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, alteration or repair; restrain, correct or abate such violation; prevent the occupancy of the building or structure; or prevent any illegal act, conduct; business or use in or about such premises. If any building or structure is constructed, altered or repaired, without application for the issuance of a permit as provided for in this section, and the owner of such building or structure does not secure a permit after ten days' notice in writing from the city or the city's building construction and code enforcement division and pay the prescribed fee for such permit, the city is authorized and empowered to record, in the official records of the city and the office of the clerk of the county circuit, a lien on such building or structure for the amount of the prescribed permit fee and, in addition, the cost of recording such lien. The lien shall state the name of the owner, the amount of the lien and the purpose of the lien, and shall be signed by the city manager or the city building official. Such lien shall be a lien for a period of 20 years after the filing of such lien on such building, and may be enforced by any procedure now authorized for the enforcement of liens. All costs of enforcement shall be taxed against the owner of the building or structure, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the city.

(Ord. No. 98-0719, § 6-37, 4-28-1998; Ord. No. 98-0730, § 6-37, 9-24-1998)

State law reference

Definitions for building trades, F.S. §§ 489.105, 489.505.