A. Beginning thirty (30) days after a mortgagee initiated foreclosure proceedings by filing a complaint in any court of law seeking the foreclosure of any mortgage it holds, the foreclosing mortgagee shall inspect the property and the building thereon to determine whether or not the building is vacant and shall be obligated to inspect said property subject to its mortgage on a monthly basis thereafter. Such determination may be made by communication with the mortgagor, a visual inspection of the property, or other means reasonably calculated to determine if the building upon its mortgaged property is vacant.
B. This section shall not require a mortgagee to perform any action which the mortgagee is barred from doing under an automatic stay pursuant to a bankruptcy proceeding, or making an interior inspection of any building without the owner's consent. (Ord. 2020-56, 6-16-2020)