A. 
Whenever the Code Official determines that there has been a violation of this Code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given to the owner or the person or persons responsible in the manner prescribed in Section 545.215 and 545.220 of this Code. Notices for condemnation procedures shall also comply with Section 545.260 of this Code.
B. 
The Code Official shall utilize the following timeframes when issuing a notice of violation:
1. 
If the violation is of a provision contained in Article III. Division 2: Exterior Property Areas of the Property Maintenance Code then the notice shall include a correction order allowing seven (7) days after receipt of notice, or within ten (10) days after the date of such notice in the event the notice is returned because of its inability to make delivery, to bring the property into compliance.
2. 
If the violation is of any other provision of Chapter 545: Property Maintenance of this Code then the notice shall include a correction order allowing at least thirty (30) days after the date of the notice to bring the property into compliance.
3. 
If repeat violations of the same Code provision by the same person at the same property occur in the same calendar year, the notice of the second and any additional repeat violations shall include a correction order allowing five (5) days after receipt of notice to bring the property into compliance.
Such notice prescribed in Section 545.210 of this Chapter shall:
1.
Be in writing;
2.
Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification;
3.
Include a statement of the violation or violations and why the notice is being issued;
4.
Include a correction order with the timeframe for correction identified as prescribed in Section 545.210(B) of this Code to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the property, dwelling unit or structure into compliance with the provisions of this Code;
5.
Inform the property owner of the right to appeal; and
6.
Include a statement of the right of the City to issue a citation for noncompliance with the order and/or abate the violation and file a special tax assessment to recover the costs of said abatement.
A. 
Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy is:
1. 
Delivered personally; or
2. 
Sent by certified or first-class mail addressed to the last known address; or,
3. 
If the notice is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property, 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.