§ 12.04.120. Lien enforcement by county—Notice.

A.

As an alternative method of enforcing liens in excess of $25.00 provided for in this chapter, the legislative body of the city at the meeting held pursuant to Section 12.04.110A may direct the engineer in writing to file a notice of lien with the county recorder of the county of Los Angeles and may provide therein that the lien may be paid off in not to exceed 5 annual installments with interest at 6% per year. Said direction shall set forth the number of annual payments to be permitted. The notice of lien shall be substantially in the following form.

"Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Ordinance No._____ of the City of Pasadena, I did, on the ___ day of _____, 19___, cause the sidewalk, curb, driveway, bulkhead, retaining wall, park or parking strip or other works (as the case may be) in front of or abutting the real property hereinafter described to be repaired, and the legislative body of said city at its meeting held on the ___ day of _____, 19___, pursuant to section 10(a) of this ordinance did assess the cost of such repair upon the real property hereinafter described, and the same has not been paid nor any part thereof, and the said city does hereby claim a lien on said real property in the sum of _____ Dollars ($_____), and the same shall be a lien upon said real property until the said sum, with interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, from the said ___ day of _____, 19___, (Insert date of confirmation of assessment) has been paid in full and discharged of record.

The real property hereinbefore mentioned upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain parcel of land lying in the City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles, State of California, and particularly described as follows, to wit:

_______

(Description of property)

Dated this ___ day of________, 19___.

_______

City Engineer and Superintendent

of Streets of the City of Pasadena"

B.

In the event that the annual payments on the lien as hereinbefore provided are not paid on or before the 15th day of August of each year, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the remaining charges shall be added to said charges and become a part thereof and the whole shall become due immediately.

C.

Whenever under the provisions of this section the legislative body directs the engineer to file a notice of lien, a copy of said directions shall thereupon be sent to the city controller and the engineer shall file a copy of the notice of lien with the city controller and he shall make and enforce collection of such lien.

(Ord. 3665 § 11, 1942)