(A) Complaints, orders and/or appeals issued by Housing Inspector or the Housing Appeal Board Pursuant to G.S. Chapter 160D, Article 12 and/or this subchapter adopted under authority of G.S. Chapter 160D, Article 12 shall be served upon owners and/or parties in interest, either personally or by certified mail. When service is made by certified mail, a copy of the complaint or order may also be sent by regular mail. Service shall be deemed sufficient if the certified mail is unclaimed or refused but the regular mail is not returned by the post office within ten days after the mailing. If regular mail is used, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected.
(B) If the identities of any owners or parties in interest or the whereabouts of any owners or parties in interest are unknown and cannot be ascertained by the Housing Inspector in the exercise of reasonable diligence, or if the owners or parties in interest are known but have refused to accept service by certified mail, and the Housing Inspector makes an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of the complaint or order upon the owners or persons in interest may be made by publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the jurisdiction at least once no later than the time at which personal service would be required under the provisions of G.S. Chapter 160D, Article 12. When service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises thereby affected.
(Prior Code, § HB-I-13) (Am. Ord. passed 10-11-2022)