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(8) legal fees; and (9) other associated costs. 8-5.10. City Action and Recovery of Costs. (1) If the site owner fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, the city is authorized to take all reasonable actions necessary to abate the public health nuisance, including contracting with acity-approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm to complete the necessary clean-up. The city is also authorized to provide a copy of the declaration of public health nuisance to the holders of mortgage or lien interests in the affected site. (2) If the costs to clean the site or to clean the personal property at the site are prohibitively high in relation to the value of the site or the personal property, the city is authorized to remove or demolish the site, structure or building and dispose of the personal property in it. These actions must be taken in accordance with the provisions of Minn. Stat. §§ 463.15 through 463.261. (3) If the city abates the public health nuisance, the city is entitled to recover all of its actual costs, plus an additiona125% of such costs for administrative expense, in addition to any other legal remedy. The city may recover costs by civil action against the site owner or by assessing the costs against the site as a lien against the property and certifying the same to • Ramsey County for collection in the same manner as ad valorem taxes and special assessments are collected. 8-5.11. Recovery of Costs from Persons Causin~ge. Nothing in this ordinance limits the right of the site owner or the City to recover clean-up costs from the tenant or operators of the clandestine drug lab. 8-5.12. Entry Into or Onto the Site. While a declaration of public health nuisance for a site is in effect and has been posted at the site, no person, other than a law enforcement officer or a person authorized by the city, is permitted to be inside or on a site. 8-5.13. Removal of Personal Property from the Site. While a declaration of public health nuisance for a site is in effect and has been posted at the site, no personal property may be removed from the site without prior written consent from the city. Consent to remove personal property may be granted at the reasonable discretion of the city, and only in cases of hardship after: (1) acity-approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm has advised the city, in writing, that the item(s) of personal property can be sufficiently cleaned to remove all harmful contamination; and (2) the owner of the personal property agrees in writing that the owner: • (a) is aware of the danger of using the contaminated property; as