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LS 5.2.16 Code. Each day any violation of any said provision of this article shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, the City may seek injunctive relief and civil penalties in court for violations of this Division. The remedies provided for in this Division shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies available under any other federal, state or local laws. Sec. 8 -1979. Relocation Costs. If any lessee is displaced from a rental housing unit after an order to vacate issued by the Executive Director because a violation is of such a nature that the immediate health and safety of the lessee is endangered, the costs and expenses of relocating the lessee from the unit are and shall be the responsibility of the owner to the extent required by State law (Health & Safety 17975- 17975.10) and in accordance with the terms of the lessee's rental agreement, if any. Sec. 8 -1980. Removal of Tax Benefit. If, after a notice and order to repair has been issued, and the property owner fails to correct the violation, the City may utilize any administrative or legal remedy available. Further, the City intends to utilize the provisions of Section 24436.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to encourage the elimination of substandard conditions in rental housing. Said section provides for the disallowance for State income tax purposes of interest, depreciation, taxes, or amortization deductions, which are derived from the ownership of rental housing which is not in compliance. The City is also authorized to use the remedies set forth in State Housing law. Sec. 8 -1981. Nonpayment of Fee; Assessment of Fee Debt by Public Lien; Recording and Enforcement of Liens; Recording Service Fee. A. Recording of a Certificate of Lien. If any fee amount, including penalties, late interest, and any administrative fees or fines required to be paid under this Division is not paid when due, the Executive Director, or any duly authorized employee of the City acting as his or her designated agent, may record or cause to be recorded, in the office of the Orange County Recorder, a certificate which specifies the amount due, the name and address of the person liable for the same, a statement that the Executive Director has complied with all provisions of this Division in the determination of the amount required to be paid, and a legal description of the real property owned by such person. From the time of the recording of the certificate, the amount required to be paid together with penalties, interest, and administrative fees owing constitutes a lien upon all real property in the county owned by such person or thereafter acquired before the lien expires. The lien shall have the force, effect and priority of a public lien and shall continue for ten (10) years from the filing of a certificate unless sooner released or otherwise discharged. Ordinance No. NS -XXXX Page 14 of 16 11A -16