§ 24-87. Town to have privileged lien.  


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  • The town secretary shall file a statement of such expenses incurred under section 24-85, as the case may be, by giving the amount of such expenses and the date on which the work was done or improvements made with the county clerk and the town shall have a privileged lien on such lot or real estate upon which the work was done or improvements made to secure the expenditures so made in accordance with provisions of V.C.T.A., Health and Safety Code § 342.007, which the lien shall be second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements; and the amount shall bear ten percent interest from the date the statement was filed. It is further provided that for any such expenditures and interest, as aforesaid, the suit may be instituted and recovery and foreclosure of the lien may be had in the name of the town; and the statement of expenses so made or a certified copy thereof shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended in any such work or improvements.

(Ord. No. 2002-02, § 7, 7-16-2002)