such removal or demolition, to placard such dwelling as provided by North Carolina General Statutes §160D-1203.
(3) Alternative Remedies. Neither this Article nor any of its provisions shall be construed to impair or limit in any way the power of the Town to define and declare nuisances and to cause their abatement by summary action of otherwise, or to enforce this Article by criminal process as authorized by North Carolina General Statutes §14-4 and this Article, and the enforcement of any remedy provided herein shall not prevent the enforcement of any other remedy or remedies provided herein or in other ordinances or laws.
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Placarding Property
After failure of an owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit to comply with an order of the Inspector issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article, and upon adoption by the Town Board of an ordinance authorizing and directing him to do so, as provided by North Carolina General Statutes §160D-1203 and this Article, the Inspector shall proceed to cause such dwelling or dwelling unit to be repaired, altered, or improved to comply with the minimum standards of fitness established by this Article, or to be vacated and closed and removed or demolished, as directed by the ordinance of the Town Board of Commissioners and shall cause to be posted on the main entrance of such dwelling or dwelling unit a placard with the following words: "This building is unfit for human habitation; the use or occupation of this building for human habitation is prohibited and unlawful." Each such ordinance shall be recorded in the Office of the Wake County Register of Deeds, and shall be indexed in the name of the property owner(s) in the grantor index as provided by North Carolina General Statutes §160D-1203.
s. Costs & Lien on Property
(1) Cost of Repairs, Alterations or Improvements . The amount of the cost of repairs, alterations or improvements, of vacating and closing, or removal or demolition by the Inspector shall be assessed as a lien against the real property upon which the costs was incurred. Such lien shall be filed with the Wake County Register of Deeds, shall have the same priority, and shall be collected as a lien for special assessment, as provided by the North Carolina General Statutes. (2) Lien on Real Property . If the real property upon which the cost was incurred is located in the Town, the amount of the cost is also a lien on any other real property under the same ownership also located within the Town, or within one (1) mile thereof, except for the owner’s p rimary residence. The additional lien provided in this Subsection is interior to all prior liens and shall be collected as a monetary judgment.
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