No owner of record of purchaser under a land contract shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabilitate or demolish and remove such building or structure or portion thereof. In the event of failure, neglect or refusal, the owner or purchaser under a land contract shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 1341.99. In addition, the Building and Zoning Inspector shall proceed to have the building or structure or portion thereof demolished and removed from the premises, leaving the premises in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, and the cost of such work shall be paid by the Village and the owner of record or purchaser under a land contract shall be responsible for reimbursement of all costs associated with such demolition and removal, including any administrative costs levied by the Village. If the Village is not reimbursed within thirty days of the demolition and removal the amount thereof shall be certified to the County Auditor and levied as a special assessment against such property on which the building or structure or portion thereof had been located and shall be collected in the manner provided for special assessments. The Village may, at its discretion, utilize any and all resources within its own means to demolish and remove any such building, structure or portion thereof.
(Ord. 2014-20. Passed 8-25-14.)