1. The Enforcement Officer shall inspect on a regular basis dwellings, buildings and structures to determine whether any conditions exist which render such premises dangerous buildings within the terms of § 4-101.
2. Whenever an inspection discloses that a dwelling, building or structure has become a public nuisance, the Enforcement Officer shall issue a written notice to the person or persons responsible therefor. The notice:
A. Shall be in writing;
B. Shall include a statement of the reasons it is being issued;
C. Shall state a reasonable time to rectify the conditions constituting the nuisance or to remove and demolish the dwelling, building or structure;
D. Shall be served upon the owner, or his or her agent, or the occupant, as the case may require:
(1) Except in emergency cases and where the owner, occupant, lessee or mortgagee is absent from the township, all notices shall be deemed to be properly served upon the owner, occupant or other person having an interest in the dangerous building, if a copy thereof is served upon him or her personally, or if a copy thereof is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by the notice; or if he or she is served with such notice by any other method authorized or required under the laws of the commonwealth; and
(2) Except emergency cases, in all other cases where the owner, occupant, lessee or mortgagee is absent from the township, all notices or orders provided for herein shall be sent by registered mail to the owner, occupant and all other persons having an interest in said building, as shown by the records of the County Recorder of Deeds, to the last known address of each, and a copy of such notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the dangerous building to which it relates. Such mailing and posting shall be deemed adequate service.
E. May contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this Part and with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
3. Appear at all hearings requested by any person pursuant to § 4-105.
(Ord. 1977-3A, passed 5-9-1977; Ord. 1989-1, passed 3-13-1989)