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County and municipal governments are often obliged to provide code implementation services to address violations of codes and ordinances but often apply fines if compliance can not be achieved in a timely manner. Criminal punishment is usually applied after a hearing is held and a timeframe is provided to violators to achieve compliance. Most violations are usually fixed within the time frame provided by code enforcement officials, as some of the code owners do not bring real estate to compliance. These penalties will be added immediately. In cases where counties and local governments need to carry out harvesting services such as mowing, trash removal, dismantling etc, those expenses are also unpaid invoices owed by property owners. If the penalty remains unpaid, there is the possibility of mortgaging the unpaid fines or invoices. Simple primer at code execution Typically, a code implementation process is initiated after a survey is conducted and a notice that one or...