(a) Owners and managers of apartment houses subject to the mandatory requirements of this chapter shall have six (6) months from the effective date of this chapter to comply with the regulations set forth in this chapter.
(b) The violation of any provision of this chapter by any owner or management of an apartment house subject to this chapter shall result in a notice of violation from the Division of Building. The Division of Building is authorized to investigate all alleged violations. Violators shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice to provide proof of compliance to the Division of Building. If the violation continues after the thirty- (30) day period, the Building Commissioner or his or her designee may issue a civil citation against the violator, in which case the violator shall pay a fine in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) within thirty (30) days of the citation.
(c) In addition to the foregoing, the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and contrary to the public interest and shall, at the discretion of the City, create a cause of action for injunctive relief.
(d) For purposes of this chapter, each thirty (30)-day period within which a violation continues shall be a separate violation.
(Ord. 2022-32. Passed 3-13-23.)