[G.O. No. 1694, § I; amended 6-3-2014 by G.O. No. 2018]
A structure is dangerous to life, health, property or safety of the public when it is determined by the Construction Official as not providing minimum safeguards for protection from fire and weather; being so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe or of such faulty construction or having an unstable foundation such that the structure is likely to collapse either partially or completely; or being in a state of substantial disrepair or having chronic infestation.
[G.O. No. 1694, § I; amended 6-3-2014 by G.O. No. 2018]
If the Construction Official has determined that a structure or part thereof is dangerous to life, health, property or safety of the public as provided in § 35-5.1, the Construction Official may, by order, condemn the premises, post a placard of condemnation on the premises, and order the structure vacated and closed up so that it will not be an attractive nuisance. Upon the failure of the owner to close up the premises within the time specified in the order, the Construction Official shall cause it to be closed through any available public agency or by the contract or arrangement by private persons, and the cost thereof shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.
[G.O. No. 1694, § I; amended 6-3-2014 by G.O. No. 2018]
The placard of condemnation shall bear the words "condemned as dangerous to life, health, property or safety of the public," if applicable, a statement of the date by which the structure must be vacated and a statement of the potential penalties for occupying the premises or for removing the placard.
[G.O. No. 1694, § I; amended 6-3-2014 by G.O. No. 2018]
A placarded premises shall not be reoccupied without the approval of the Construction Official. Any person who shall occupy or let another occupy a placarded premises, or who defaces or removes a condemnation placard without the approval of the Construction Official, shall be subject to the penalties provided by this Exterior Property Maintenance Code.
[G.O. No. 1694, § I; amended 6-3-2014 by G.O. No. 2018]
The Construction Official shall remove the condemnation placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.