Whenever the Code Official determines that there
has been a violation of this code, or whenever he has condemned any
structure or equipment, he shall give notice to the owner or the person
or persons responsible therefor in the manner prescribed below. If
he has condemned the property or part thereof, he shall give notice
to the owner and to the occupants of his intent to placard and to
vacate the property or to order equipment out of service.
Such service shall be deemed to be properly
served upon such owner if a copy thereof is delivered to him personally,
by certified or registered mail addressed to the owner at his last
known address with return receipt request or, if the certified or
registered letter is returned with receipt showing that it has not
been delivered, by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place in
or about the structure affected by such notice and publishing such
notice in a local newspaper of general circulation at least once a
week for two consecutive weeks.
When a condemnation order is served on an occupant
other than the owner or person responsible for such compliance, a
reasonable time (30 days) to vacate the property after noncompliance
shall be stated. Owners or persons responsible for compliance must
vacate at the time set for correction of defects if there is failure
of compliance.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any 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.
Whenever a Code Official finds that an emergency
exists on any premises or on any defective equipment which requires
immediate action to protect the public's health and safety or that
of the occupants thereof, he shall with proper notice and service
issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring
the vacating of the premises or such action taken as he deems necessary
to meet such emergency. Notwithstanding other provisions of this code,
such order shall be effective immediately, and the premises or equipment
involved shall be placarded immediately upon service of the order.