§ 22-57. Penalty for failure to obtain a permit; lien.
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(a)
Any person who fails to obtain a building permit as required by this article shall
be subject to a fine of $250.00 for each day, or part thereof, that a building permit
is not obtained. Such fine shall begin on the day work was commenced or, in the case
of a mobile home, the day the mobile home was installed.
(b)
Such fine shall constitute a lien upon real property to which an improvement was made
without the issuance of a building permit and shall be enforceable under applicable
state statutes.