A. 
If, before final approval has been obtained, any person transfers or sells or agrees to sell, as owner or agent, any land which forms a part of a subdivision concerning which, by ordinance, the Board is required to act, such person shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Each parcel, plat or lot so sold or transferred or agreed to be sold shall be deemed a separate violation.
B. 
In addition to the foregoing, if the streets in the subdivision are not such that a structure on the land in the subdivision would meet the requirements for a building permit under the Municipal Land Use Law, the city may institute and maintain a civil action:
(1) 
For injunctive relief.
(2) 
To set aside and invalidate any conveyance made pursuant to such a contract or sale, if a certificate of compliance has not been issued in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law.
C. 
In any such action, the transferee, purchaser or grantee shall be entitled to a lien upon the portion of the land from which the subdivision was made that remains in the possession of the subdivider or his assigns or successors, to secure the return of any deposit made or purchase price paid and also a reasonable search fee, survey expense and title closing expense, if any. All such actions must be brought within two years after the date of the recording of the instrument of transfer, sale or conveyance of said land, or within six years, if unrecorded.