(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies any property within the town to permit the property to become or remain in a filthy or unwholesome condition.
(B) Upon the determination by the Building Inspector that such a condition exists, the Inspector shall serve notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property to remedy the unlawful condition within ten consecutive days (including weekends and holidays) from receipt of the notice to pay the surcharge to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) Upon the failure of the person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property to remedy the condition within the time prescribed, the Building Inspector may cause the unlawful condition of the property to be remedied in a commercially reasonable manner, either through the use of town labor or by contracting a third party. The expense of the remedies shall be assessed against, and collected from the person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property, jointly and severally.
(D) The Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the town in the remediation, which shall be actual cost incurred by the town in providing or obtaining the remediation, which statement shall be served upon the person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property by a member of the Police Department or by certified mail with return receipt. The person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property shall, within ten consecutive days (including weekends and holidays) from receipt of the notice to pay the assessment to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(E) If the person, trust, corporation or legal entity that owns or occupies the property fails to pay any assessed cost within the time prescribed, the town reserves the right to pursue any and all available actions it deems necessary, as permitted by law, to collect outstanding or delinquent costs assessed, including but not limited to filing legal actions in a court of competent jurisdiction. The town shall be entitled to recover its costs, including, but not limited to, its attorney’
(Ord. 2019-06, passed 7-9-2019) Penalty, see § 93.99