Any building or other structure in the Village of Florida that may now
be or shall hereafter become unsafe, dangerous or otherwise hazardous to public
health or welfare shall be ordered removed, altered or repaired by the Village
Board as hereinafter provided.
Upon notification or upon the complaint of any person or upon his own
knowledge that there exists within the Village of Florida any building or
other structures alleged to be unsafe, dangerous or otherwise hazardous to
public health, the Building Official or Building Inspector of the Village
of Florida shall make an inspection and report to the Village Board.
The Village Board, after hearing such report, shall cause the Building
Official or Building Inspector to serve a written notice on the owner or the
owner's executors, legal representative or agents, or any other person having
a vested or contingent interest in same, either personally or by registered
mail, addressed to the last known address, if any, of the owner or one of
the owner's aforesaid representatives or agents shown by the records of the
Receiver of Taxes and/or in the office of the County Clerk, containing a description
of the premises, a statement of the particulars in which the building or structure
is unsafe or dangerous and requiring same to be made safe and secure or removed.
The notice aforesaid shall set forth the time within which the person
so served shall commence the securing or removal of the building or structure,
which shall be not less than 15 days from the service of notice, and shall
set forth the time within which the work shall be completed, which shall be
not less than 30 days nor more than 45 days from the date set for the commencement
of the work.
A signed copy of the report of inspection shall be posted on the building
and the inspectors shall be compensated.
All costs and expenses incurred by the Village in connection with the
proceedings to remove or secure, including the cost of actually removing said
building or structure, shall be assessed against the land on which said building
or structure is located, and the aforesaid costs shall also be recoverable
in the legal proceedings brought to remove the public nuisance.