Complaints or orders issued by the Inspector shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered or certified mail, but if the whereabouts of the persons are unknown and cannot be ascertained by the Inspector in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Inspector shall make an affidavit to that effect, and the serving of the complaint or order upon the person may be made by publishing it once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper printed and published in the city. Where service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the complaint or order.
(‘58 Code, § 4-127) (Am. Ord. 16-27, passed 8-15-16; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)