§ 11-9. Removal of inoperable vehicles.

(a)

The owner of real property shall remove therefrom any inoperable motor vehicle which is kept in violation of section 11-8 above.

(b)

The county, through its agents and employees, may remove any inoperable vehicle, which is kept in violation of section 11-8 above, after providing notice in accordance to county policy to the owner of the real property upon which such vehicle is located.

(c)

After the county has removed an inoperable vehicle, in accordance with the preceding subsection, the county may dispose of such vehicle, after giving ten days' notice to the owner of the vehicle, or, if the name of the owner of the vehicle cannot be reasonably ascertained, after giving ten days' notice to the owner of the real property upon which such vehicle is located.

(d)

The cost of any removal pursuant to this section shall be chargeable (i) to the owner of the vehicle and/or (ii) to the owner of the real property upon which such vehicle was located. The liability of all such persons shall be joint and several.

(e)

The costs of any removal pursuant to this section may be collected by the county as taxes and levies are collected.

(f)

Every cost authorized by this section with which the owner of the premises has been assessed shall constitute a lien, against the property from which the vehicle was removed, the lien to continue until actual payment of such costs has been made to the county. (9-21-17, 9-19-19.)

(STATE LAW REFERENCE—For state law as to authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles and removal of such vehicles, see Code of Virginia, Sec. 15.2-904.)