24 V.S.A. App. ch. 9, § 26.3: Assessment of property liens

After said hearing, the Commissioner of Public Works shall make up a statement of all assessments, describing the lands or buildings assessed, and forthwith cause the same to be recorded in the City Clerk’s office and when so recorded such assessments shall be and remain a lien, in the nature of a tax, upon the lands or buildings so assessed until the same shall be paid.