New Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances tit. V § 202

(a) Whenever the enforcing officer shall issue an order alleging the existence of a nuisance as defined in paragraph 100(p) and such order is not complied with, or not so far complied with as the enforcing officer may regard as reasonable, within the time therein designated, the order may be executed in whole or in part by the enforcing officer, their agents or contractors; or, as an alternative, if a tenement house is involved, the enforcing officer may pursue their remedies under the receivership provisions of this title. No order shall be executed or receivership initiated unless all mortgagees and lien holders of record of the property where a nuisance exists shall have been served with a copy of the order at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to taking such action. If any such mortgagee or lien holder cannot with due diligence be served personally within the City of New Haven, service may be had on such person by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the property where the nuisance exists, and by sending a copy thereof by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the mortgagee or lienholder at the address set forth in the recorded mortgage or lien.
(b) The expenses and disbursements incurred by the enforcing officer in carrying out such orders shall initially be paid for from the housing repair fund hereinafter described in subparagraph (h) or any other appropriation or fund for such purpose.
(c) The city shall have a lien for such expenses as are incurred in the execution of an order, which lien shall have priority over all other liens and encumbrances, except taxes and assessments, recorded previously to the existence of such lien.
(d) No such lien shall be valid for any purpose until the enforcing officer shall file with the city clerk, for recordation with deeds of land, a certificate subscribed and sworn to by the enforcing officer describing the premises, the owner of the premises, the amount claimed as a lien thereon, and the date of commencement of the activities undertaken in executing the order, and stating that the amount is justly due and that the expense has been incurred in pursuance of the order of the enforcing officer, giving the date of the order. Such certificate shall be filed at any time during the progress of the work required by such order or within four (4) months after the completion of the contract, or the final performance of the work, or the final furnishing of the materials, dating from the last item of work performed or materials furnished, whichever is later.
(e) Unless, within six (6) months after actual notice of such filing, proceedings to discharge such lien are taken by the party against whom or whose premises a lien is claimed, the filing shall, as to all persons having such actual notice, become conclusive evidence that the amount claimed in the notice of lien with interest is due and is a just and enforceable lien upon the premises.
(f) When the enforcing officer shall have executed any order so far as it may require, the enforcing officer shall file among their records such order and an affidavit stating with fairness and accuracy the items of expense in general terms and the date of execution of such order.
(g) The expenses of executing an order, until the same are paid or discharged, shall be a lien and charge upon rent and compensation due or then maturing from any tenant or occupant of the dwelling and premises or part thereof to which any such order relates, or in respect of which any such expenses were incurred. Recovery or repayment of such expenses as are incurred in executing an order may be obtained by the enforcing officer by collecting rents directly from the tenants of the dwelling involved, or by a suit against the owner of the dwelling instituted and maintained in the name of the City of New Haven, or both. Any such recovery or repayment shall be deposited in the housing repair fund to be used for the purpose of the fund.
(h) A fund to be known as the housing repair fund is hereby created and established. Into such fund shall be deposited such monies as shall be appropriated or allotted by the board of alders and the board of finance or shall be realized from the sale of bonds issued pursuant to chapter 109 of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, as amended, for that purpose, or such amounts as may from time to time be received as grants or grant-in-aid under any state or federal program, or such other monies as shall otherwise be made available to the fund.
Note-- Formerly, ¶ 205.