East Haven, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 10, art. V § 10-106

Any lot, building or structure, either vacant or occupied, which is by the definitions of this section, deemed to be "blighted," or by its condition, lack of attention or diligence, or maintenance; or that has a devaluing effect on the property of another, or is deemed to be a general nuisance, and, as such is a violation of this section, and subject to any penalties imposed or available under these regulations. (1)
The town shall give written notice of any violation of this section to the owner of record of the property and the occupant of the property and provide them with thirty (30) days to remediate the blighted condition prior to any enforcement action being taken.
(2) Any person who is a new owner or new occupant shall, upon request be granted a thirty-day extension of notice and opportunity to remediate provided pursuant to subsection (1). For the purposes of this section, "new owner" means any person or entity who has taken title to a property within thirty (30) days of the notice, and "new occupant" means any person who has taken occupancy of a property within thirty (30) days of the notice.
(3) Any unpaid penalty imposed by the Town of East Haven pursuant to the provisions of this article shall constitute a lien upon the real estate against which the penalty was imposed from the date of such penalty. Each such lien may be continued, recorded and released in the manner provided by the general statutes for continuing, recording and releasing property tax liens. Each such lien shall take precedence over all other liens filed after July 1, 1997, and encumbrances except taxes and may be enforced in the same manner as property tax liens.
(4) The Town of East Haven shall have the right to hire a private contractor to perform any work to remediate any violations of this section upon any property that is owned or actively in foreclosure by a bank or financial institution, that has not been registered in accordance with G.S. § 7-148ii or if said land is vacant, or open space as determined by the blight officer. The cost of performing any such remediation by the town shall be assessed against the property in accordance with the fee schedule on file with the zoning enforcement officer as revised in January of each year. The Town of East Haven shall have the right to lien the property and enforce the payment of the lien in the same manner as the collection of any other penalties under this section pursuant to G.S. § 7-148aa, G.S. § 49-73b and subsection (3) of this section.