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This contract is entered into between the CITY OF LA PORTE (hereinafter "City "), a <br />political subdivision of the State of Texas, acting by and through its governing body, and the firm <br />of Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins and Mott, L.L.P., (hereinafter "Firm" or "The Firm "), acting <br />by their duly authorized representative. The City desires to have its delinquent mowing, <br />demolition, paving liens and/or assessments collected by a private law firm, and the Firm desires <br />to collect such mowing, demolition, paving liens and/or assessments on behalf of City. <br />Accordingly, the parties entered into the following contract and are subject to the following <br />conditions. <br />Firm agrees to provide the following services to City: <br />a. To use such reasonable and necessary legal steps to effect collections of mowing, <br />demolition and paving liens and/or assessments due to City. <br />b. To conduct such necessary address and title research to locate the proper owners and <br />verify ownership of properties subject to mowing, demolition, paving liens and/or <br />assessments, and to report any newly discovered information to City. <br />c. To handle all necessary litigation, whether at the trial level or the appellate level. <br />d. To take any and all such appropriate actions to protect mowing, demolition, paving <br />liens and/or assessments claims due City in the United States Bankruptcy Courts; to <br />pursue collections of such claims in the bankruptcy court; and to review bankruptcy <br />court records to determine the effect of bankruptcy proceedings on the viability of any <br />City mowing, demolition, paving liens and/or assessments against persons whose <br />estates have been in bankruptcy. <br />e. To initiate sheriffs sale or writs of execution, when approved by City, through the <br />sheriff and the county where the property subject to execution is physically located. <br />f. To provide legal opinions to City concerning uncollectible accounts, and to provide <br />sufficient documentation to City's Finance Department and/or independent auditors <br />in order to support deletion of appropriate accounts. <br />