The legislative body, by ordinance, may provide that upon entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two-year period finding that an owner of property or a person described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 38772 is responsible for a condition that may be abated in accordance with an ordinance enacted pursuant to Sections 38773.5 and 38773.6, except for conditions abated pursuant to Section 17980 of the Health and Safety Code, the court may order that person to pay treble the costs of the abatement.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)