It is the intent of this chapter to promote, protect, and improve
the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City by creating
an administrative board with authority to impose administrative fines
and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious,
effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances
in force in the City where a pending or repeated violation continues
to exist.
A.
As used in this chapter, the term "code enforcement officer" means
the City Chief Building Official or other employee or agent of the
City designated by the Chief Building Official.
B.
The City may designate certain of its employees or agents as code
enforcement officers. The training and qualifications of the employees
or agents for such designation shall be determined by the City. Employees
or agents who may be designated as code enforcement officers may include,
but are not limited to, code inspectors, law enforcement officers,
or fire safety inspectors. Designation as a code enforcement officer
does not provide the code enforcement officer with the power of arrest
or subject the code enforcement officer to the provisions of F.S. §§ 943.085
through 943.255.
It is the legislative intent of this chapter to provide an additional
or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with City codes and
ordinances. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the City
from enforcing its codes and ordinances by any other means provided
by law. [Note: State law references: Similar provisions, F.S. §§ 162.02,
162.21(8).]
If the owner of property which is subject to an enforcement
proceeding before the Code Enforcement Board or court transfers ownership
of such property between the time the initial pleading was served
and the time of the hearing, such owner shall:
A.
Disclose, in writing, the existence and the nature of the proceeding
to the prospective transferee.
B.
Deliver to the prospective transferee a copy of the pleadings, notices,
and other materials relating to the code enforcement proceeding received
by the transferor.
C.
Disclose, in writing, to the prospective transferee that the new
owner will be responsible for compliance with the applicable code
and with orders issued in the code enforcement proceeding.
D.
File a notice with the code enforcement officer of the transfer of
the property, with the identity and address of the new owner and copies
of the disclosures.
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[Note: State law reference: Similar provisions, F.S. § 162.06(5).]
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