A. 
Remedies Cumulative. The remedies in this article are cumulative, and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
B. 
In addition to the remedies set forth in this article, if in the director's or chief building official's determination, based upon the enforcement procedures established in this article, the building and/or dwelling is to be demolished, the director or chief building official may cause the building, dwelling unit and/or dwelling to be demolished or sold and then demolished and the materials, rubble and debris therefrom sold, removed and the lot cleaned. Any such repair or demolition work shall be accomplished and the costs thereof paid and recovered in the manner hereafter provided in this part. The director or chief building official may cause the work to be accomplished by county personnel, or by private contract under the direction of the director or chief building official, or the director or chief building official may employ such architectural and engineering assistance on a contract basis as the director or chief building official may deem reasonably necessary. If the work is accomplished by private contract, the director or chief building official shall be entitled to recover as costs of enforcement and abatement a fee for contract administration as set and modified by the board from time-to-time. Any surplus realized from the sale of the building and/or dwelling or the materials, rubble and debris resulting from the demolition of the building and/or dwelling, over and above the cost of demolition and of cleaning the lot and recovery of enforcement fees as outlined herein, shall be paid over to the person(s) lawfully entitled thereto. Nothing herein shall obligate the county to arrange for or sell the building, dwelling unit and/or dwelling, the material or rubble, or any other property as a result of enforcing the provisions of this article, and if the county does so sell such property the proceeds realized therefrom shall be deemed reasonable under the circumstances.
C. 
Recovery of Costs of Enforcement and Abatement. In addition to those remedies provided in this article, and any other remedies provided by law, the county may establish a program to recover all costs, including attorney's fees, of enforcement and abatement as set forth in this article.
D. 
Recovery of Civil Penalties. In addition to those remedies provided in this article, and any other remedies provided by law, the county may seek such civil penalties and other relief as may be awarded under the provisions of the unfair competition laws commencing at Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code.
E. 
Franchise Tax Board Deduction Denial. In addition to those remedies provided in this article, and any other remedies provided by law, the county may seek a court order that the owner not claim any deduction with respect to state taxes for interest, taxes, expenses, depreciation or amortization paid in association with the cited dwelling in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7(b) and Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 17274 and 24436.5.
F. 
Appointment of Receiver. In addition to those remedies provided in this article, and any other remedies provided by law, the county may seek a court order appointing a receiver to do those tasks and have the powers set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7(c).
G. 
Payment of Relocation Costs. In addition to those remedies provided in this article, and any other remedies provided by law, the county may seek a court order requiring the owner to pay reasonable relocation benefits to each lawful tenant as set forth in the Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7(d).
(Prior code § 25.21; Ord. 5202-B, 2002; Ord. 5790-B § 19, 2015)
A. 
Account of Expenses, Filing or Reports—Contents. Pursuant to Government Code Section 25845 and Health and Safety Code Section 17980.10, the director or chief building official shall keep an itemized account of all costs incurred by the county in the enforcement, abatement, repair or demolition of any building, dwelling unit and/or dwelling or portion thereto, pursuant to the provisions of this article. Upon the completion of the enforcement or abatement work, including all work of repair or demolition, the director or chief building official shall prepare, verify and file with the clerk a report specifying the work done, the itemized and total cost of enforcement and abatement, including the expense of inspections, repairs, demolition and other costs, a description of the real property upon which the building and/or dwelling or portion thereof is or was located, and the names and addresses of the person(s) entitled to notice pursuant to Section 15.56.110(C). A copy of this report shall be posted conspicuously on the property from which the nuisance was abated.
B. 
Hearing on Report. Upon receipt of the director's or chief building official's report, the clerk shall present the report to the chairperson of the board to fix a time, date, and place for a hearing on the report and any objections or protests thereto. The clerk shall cause notice of the hearing to be posted on the property involved, published once in a newspaper of general circulation in Placer County, and served by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each owner of the property as his or her name and address appear on the last equalized assessment roll of Placer County. Notice shall also be served on anyone known to be in possession of the property by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person(s) in possession with the address of the building involved. All notices shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date set for hearing and shall specify the day, time, and place when the board will hear and pass on the director's or chief building official's report, together with any objections or protests thereto which may be filed as provided herein by any person interested in or affected by the proposed charge.
C. 
Protests and Objections—How Made. Any person affected by the proposed charge may file written objections or protests with the clerk at any time prior to the date set for the hearing. Each such objection or protest shall contain a description of the property in which the signer thereof is interested and the grounds of such objection or protest. The clerk shall endorse on every written objection or protest the date it was received by the clerk. The clerk shall present such objections or protests to the board no later than the time set for hearing.
D. 
Oral Protests and Objections Permitted. Any person interested or affected by the proposed charge may also present oral objections or protests at the hearing held by the board to consider the director's or chief building official's report.
E. 
Hearing on Protests. On the date, and no earlier than the time set in the hearing notice, the board shall hear and pass on the director's or chief building official's report, together with any written or oral objections or protests received. The board may make any revision, correction, or modification to the report or the charge as it may deem just. When the board is satisfied with the correctness of the charge, the report (as submitted by the director or chief building official or as revised, corrected or modified by the board), together with the charge, shall be either confirmed or rejected. The decision of the board on the report, the charge, and all objections and protests shall be final and conclusive.
F. 
Payment of Confirmed Costs of Abatement. If the director's or chief building official's report (as submitted by the director or chief building official, or as revised, corrected or modified by the board) and the charge are confirmed, then the board shall demand that the owner pay the charge. If the owner fails to pay the costs within five days, then a hearing shall be held by the board to determine whether the charge should be made a personal obligation of the owner of the involved property or specially assessed against the property involved. Notice of the date, time, and place of this hearing shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each owner of the property as his or her name and address appear on the last equalized assessment roll of the county of Placer.
1. 
Personal Obligation. If, after the hearing at which each owner shall have the opportunity to address the issue, the board orders the charge to be a personal obligation of each owner of the property involved, then it shall direct the Placer County department of revenue services to collect the amount of the charge on behalf of the county of Placer by use of all appropriate legal remedies.
2. 
Special Assessment. If, after the hearing at which each owner shall have the opportunity to address the issue, the board orders that the charge shall be assessed against the property, it shall confirm the assessment, cause the same to be recorded on the assessment roll, and thereafter said assessment shall constitute a special assessment against and a lien on the property.
a. 
Collection Procedures and Penalties. If the charge is ordered to be specially assessed against the property involved, then the assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as are provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to this special assessment.
b. 
Notice of Abatement Lien. If the charge is ordered to be specially assessed against the property involved, then the board may cause a notice of abatement lien to be recorded by the Placer County recorder and thereby made a public record. The notice shall, at a minimum, identify the owner as shown in the public record and the possessor of the property involved, set forth the date upon which abatement was undertaken by the county and the date that the abatement was completed, and include a legal description of the property subject to the lien and the amount of the abatement cost. Upon order of the board, or any Placer County officer authorized by the board to act on its behalf, an abatement lien created under this section may be released or subordinated in the same manner as a judgment lien on real property may be released or subordinated.
c. 
Credit of Recovered Funds. All money recovered by payment of the charge or assessment or from the sale of the property at foreclosure sale shall be paid to the Placer County treasurer who shall deposit the same to the housing code enforcement fund.
(Prior code § 25.23; Ord. 5790-B § 20, 2015)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 25845.5, upon entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two-year period finding that an owner is responsible for a condition that may be abated pursuant to Government Code Section 25845, except conditions abated pursuant to Section 17980 of the Health and Safety Code, a court may order the owner to pay treble the costs of abatement.
(Prior code § 25.24)