(A) No person shall willfully allow any building or premises to become injurious to the health or dangerous to the lives of the occupants thereof or of the public. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of the Director that the condition of any building or premises is injurious to the health or dangerous to the lives of the occupants thereof or of the public, it shall be the duty of the Director to make a thorough examination of the building or premises and to direct and instruct as to the remedy of such condition and, in his or her discretion, to initiate prosecution under the codes of the city.
(B) If the person responsible for the condition fails or refuses to remedy such condition within three days after he or she is notified of the condition by the Director, the Director shall prosecute such person before the Housing Court and, upon conviction, such person shall be fined as provided in the code. The Court shall order, as part of the judgment in such case, that such building or premises shall be immediately be put in good safe and sanitary condition in compliance with the applicable codes and ordinances relating to sanitation, health and housing at the cost of the person responsible for the condition. Where the Director determines, in his or her discretion, that it is necessary to fumigate such building or premises to render the same in compliance with the applicable codes and ordinances, the same shall be done by the Director at the cost of the person responsible for the condition.
(1960 Code, § 18-1-3) (Ord. 5602, passed 7-1-1996) Penalty, see § 92.99
Cross-reference:
Property Maintenance Code, see Ch. 154