No owner (the term "owner" in this chapter includes: the owners of record of the premises of fee or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee, vendee in possession, land contract purchaser, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, administrator, trustee, or lessee, as determined by an examination of the public records of Mercer County, Ohio, or any other person, firm, or corporation in control of a building, or their duly authorized agent(s)) of a building or structure within the boundaries of the Village of Coldwater, Ohio (hereinafter "Village") shall permit the same to remain in such an advanced state of disrepair as to endanger the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village or so as to be a public nuisance by reason of its condition.
(Ord. 1600. Passed 8-13-12.)