Whenever the Code Official determines that there has been a
violation of this code, or whenever he has condemned any structure
or equipment, he shall give notice to the owner or the person or persons
responsible therefor in the manner prescribed below. If he has condemned
the property or part thereof, he shall give notice to the owner and
to the occupants of his intent to placard and to vacate the property
or to order equipment out of service.
[Amended 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
Such service shall be deemed to be properly served upon such
owner if a copy thereof is delivered to him personally by certified
or registered mail and regular mail addressed to the owner at his
last known address.
When a condemnation order is served on an occupant other than
the owner or person responsible for such compliance, a reasonable
time (30 days) to vacate the property after noncompliance shall be
stated. Owners or persons responsible for compliance must vacate at
the time set for correction of defects if there is a failure of compliance.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit or structure
who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation
has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose
of to another until the provisions of the compliance order or notice
of violation have been complied with or until such owner shall first
furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of
any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the Code Official
and shall furnish to the Code Official a signed and notarized statement
from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee acknowledging the
receipt of such compliance order or notice of violation and fully
accepting the responsibility without condition for making the corrections
or repairs required by such compliance order or notice of violation.
Whenever a Code Official finds that an emergency exists on any
premises or on any defective equipment which requires immediate action
to protect the public's health and safety or that of the occupants
thereof, he shall with proper notice and service issue an order reciting
the existence of such an emergency and requiring the vacating of the
premises or such action taken as he deems necessary to meet such emergency.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this code, such order shall be
effective immediately, and the premises or equipment involved shall
be placarded immediately upon service of the order.