Section 6978 Of Article 3. Powers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
6978
. (a) Violation of any of the provisions of a rule or
regulation adopted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6976 may be
abated as a public nuisance by the board. The board may by
regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance
and to assess the cost of such abatement to the violator. If the
violator maintains the nuisance upon real property in which he has a
fee title interest, the assessment shall constitute a lien upon such
real property in the manner provided in subdivision (b).
(b) The amount of any costs, which are incurred by the zone in
abating such a nuisance upon real property, shall be assessed to such
real property and shall be added to, and become part of, the annual
taxes next levied upon the real property subject to abatement and
shall constitute a lien upon that real property as of the same time
and in the same manner as does the tax lien securing such annual
taxes. All laws applicable to the collection and enforcement of
county ad valorem taxes shall be applicable to such assessment,
except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has
been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or
if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and
attached thereon, prior to the date on which such delinquent charges
appear on the assessment roll, then a lien which would otherwise be
imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and
the delinquent and unpaid charges relating to such property shall be
transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Any amounts of such
assessments collected are to be credited to the funds of the zone
from which the costs of abatement were expended.