(A) It shall be unlawful for any public utilities corporation or company to furnish gas or electrical service to any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been placarded by the Permits and Inspections Department as unsafe or unfit for human habitation except as provided herein.
(B) The Permits and Inspections Department shall notify the public utility company or corporation in writing of his action in placarding the dwelling or dwelling unit and shall specify the date at which time the utility service shall be discontinued. The utility service shall not be restored to a placarded dwelling or dwelling unit until notice in writing is received from the Permits and Inspections Department authorizing the restoration of such service by the utility company or corporation providing that the Permits and Inspections Department may authorize restoration of service to be used in connection with renovation, repair or remodeling of the dwelling or dwelling units to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(1964 Code, § 12A-10)