A. 1. All assessments and all costs and expenses of collecting them shall constitute a lien on the lands against which the assessments have been levied. Such lien shall attach the date the assessment certificate is filed in the office of the county treasurer and shall continue until paid. Such lien shall be coequal with the lien of ad valorem taxes and all other taxes and special assessments and shall be prior and superior to all other liens.

2. Delinquent assessments to be collected by the county treasurer pursuant to Section 277.7 of this title shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as delinquent ad valorem taxes are collected. Any tax sale shall include all charges, and such lien may be evidenced by any ad valorem tax sale certificate including said charge substantially in the form required by law.

3. For delinquent assessments to be collected by the board pursuant to Section 277.7 of this title, any actions by the board to enforce a lien established pursuant to this section shall be maintained in the same manner as actions to enforce a mortgage or deed of trust.

B. If any assessment is declared invalid, the board shall immediately amend all proceedings, remedy all defects or irregularities and make and provide for the collection of new assessments.

C. Unless expressly declared to the contrary, no warranty deed or deed made pursuant to a judicial sale shall warrant against any portion of any assessment or assessments levied pursuant to this section except installments due before the date of such deed.

Laws 1973, c. 179, § 9, emerg. eff. May 16, 1973; Laws 1992, c. 69, § 10, emerg. eff. April 13, 1992.