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LS 3.31.16 <br />depreciation, taxes, or amortization deductions, which are derived from the ownership of <br />rental housing which is not in compliance. The City is also authorized to use the <br />remedies set forth in State Housing law. <br />Sec. 8 -1981. Nonpayment of Fee; Assessment of Fee Debt by Public Lien; <br />Recording and Enforcement of Liens; Recording Service Fee. <br />A. Recording of a Certificate of Lien. If any fee amount, including penalties, late <br />interest, and any administrative fees or fines required to be paid under this <br />Division is not paid when due, the Executive Director, or any duly authorized <br />employee of the City acting as his or her designated agent, may record or cause <br />to be recorded, in the office of the Orange County Recorder, a certificate which <br />specifies the amount due, the name and address of the person liable for the <br />same, a statement that the Executive Director has complied with all provisions of <br />this Division in the determination of the amount required to be paid, and a legal <br />description of the real property owned by such person. From the time of the <br />recording of the certificate, the amount required to be paid together with <br />penalties, interest, and administrative fees owing constitutes a lien upon all real <br />property in the county owned by such person or thereafter acquired before the <br />lien expires. The lien shall have the force, effect and priority of a public lien and <br />shall continue for ten (10) years from the filing of a certificate unless sooner <br />released or otherwise discharged. <br />B. Recording service fee. Whenever the Executive Director in his or her discretion <br />determines that the recording of a certificate of lien is desirable to secure and <br />effectuate the collection of any amount required to be paid under the terms of this <br />Division, then a recording service fee shall be applicable in the amount as <br />specified by resolution of the city council. <br />Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or portion of <br />this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of <br />any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the <br />remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby <br />declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, <br />sentence, clause or phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or <br />more section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or portions be declared invalid or <br />unconstitutional. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX <br />Page 16 of 16 <br />75B -27 <br />