[Amended 4-1-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
A.
This chapter
shall be enforced by the Superintendent of Buildings.
B.
The owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or shall exist and the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who knowingly commits, takes part in or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises or part of a building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be liable for every violation of the provisions of this chapter and to a penalty as set forth in Subsection C herein.
C.
Any violation
of this chapter or of any rule or regulation made under authority
conferred thereby and any person found guilty thereof shall be liable
and punishable for each such violation as follows: by a fine not less
than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a period not
to exceed 15 days, or both, for conviction of a first offense; by
a fine not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 or by imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both, for a conviction of a
second offense, both of which offenses were committed within a period
of five years; and by a fine not less than $2,500. nor more than $10,000
or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both, upon
conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which offenses
were committed within a period of five years.
D.
Such fines
shall be collected as like penalties are now by law collected.
E.
Nothing
herein contained shall prevent or prohibit the Superintendent of Buildings
from restraining violation by injunction proceedings.
