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the building on its own initiative. This provision shall not be interpreted to limit the ability of the City to collect on a bond or other financial guaranty required under Section 7-49(d)(9). (b) If the City incurs expenses under this section, the City may assess the expenses on, and the City has a lien against (unless it is a homestead as protected by the Texas Constitution), the property on which the building or structure was or is located. The lien is extinguished if the property owner or another person having an interest in the legal title to the property reimburses the City for the expenses. The lien arises and attaches to the property at the time the notice of the lien is recorded and indexed in the office of the Lamar County Clerk. The notice must contain the name and address of the owner if that information can be determined with a reasonable effort, a legal description of the real property on which the building was located, the amount of expenses incurred by the City, and the balance due. (c) If the notice is given and the opportunity to 'f_- ; bttt}diqtg-arfioi repair, remove, or demolish the building is afforded to each mortgagee and lienholder as authorized herein, the lien is a privileged lien subordinate only to tax liens. Section 7-54. Duties of the code inspectors. The code inspectors of the City of Paris are hereby authorized to: (1) Inspect or cause to be inspected any building or structure situated within the city where the code inspector has reason to believe conditions exist which render such building or structure a dangerous building or structure as that term is defined herein. (2) If, upon inspection and investigation, the code inspector finds thatthe building or structure is a dangerous building or structure as that term is defined herein, the code inspector shall refer said building or structure to the commission for consideration as provided in Section 7-49 herein. (3) Place a notice on said dangerous building or structure to read substantially as follows: Page 14 of 24