The annual service charge determined pursuant to section 27-40 shall become a lien against the property against which it is charged in the same
manner and on the date as city taxes. The annual service charge shall be subject to
the same interest, penalties, collection charges, and enforcement mechanisms as city
taxes, except that an unpaid annual service charge shall not be returned as delinquent
to the county treasurer. Without affecting its rights under this section, the city
treasurer may, in his or her name, or in the name of the city, institute a civil action
against the owner of the housing project in the Allegan County Circuit Court to recover
the amount of the unpaid annual service charge and interest, penalties, and collection
charges on the annual service charge plus the costs of collecting said amounts, including
reasonable attorneys' fees.
