§ 135.80. DURATION OF LIEN.  


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  • No lien provided by this article or under the authority of F.S. Sections 162.01 et seq. shall continue for a period longer than twenty (20) years after the certified copy of an order imposing a fine has been recorded, unless within that time an action to foreclose on the lien is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction. In an action to foreclose on a lien, the prevailing party is entitled to recover all costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, that it incurs in foreclosure. The continuation of the lien effected by the commencement of the action shall not be good against creditors or subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration without notice, unless a notice of lis pendens is recorded.

(Ord. No. 53-97, passed 1/6/98)