The City Attorney may bring an action under this section on behalf of the City for injunctive relief, including an action for public sale of the property to pay any outstanding liens. In any such action, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs; provided, that, pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.5, attorneys’ fees shall only be available in an action or proceeding in which the City has elected, at the commencement of such action or proceeding, to seek recovery of its own attorneys’ fees. In no action or proceeding shall an award of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the City in the action or proceeding. (Ord. 7172-NS § 1, 2011: Ord. 6156-NS § 21, 1992)