(A) Whenever any nuisance shall be found on any premises within the city, the Board of Health, the Board of Public Safety or other proper city authorities are authorized to serve notice, in writing, upon the owner, occupant, agent, or person in possession or control of any structure, lot, thing, building, or premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found, or upon the person owning or causing any nuisance, requiring him or her to abate the nuisance within a reasonable time. In place of service of notice upon the person abovementioned the notice may be posted upon the premises, structure, or thing. It shall not be necessary in any case for the city authority to specify or designate in the notices the manner in which any nuisance shall be abated unless the city authority deems it advisable to do so. The notice may be given or served by any officer who is so directed or delegated. If the person so notified shall neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of the order by abating the nuisance within the time specified, the person shall be guilty of a violation of the provisions of this subchapter and shall be subject to the penalties provided herein.
(B) In the event of refusal or neglect on the part of the notified offender to obey an order within the time limit named in the order, the City Health Officer shall inform the Supervisor of Public Works upon a blank provided by the Board of Health and it shall then be the duty of the Supervisor of Public Works and he or she shall have the power and authority to remove and abate the unlawful conditions. He or she shall keep an accurate account of the cost and expenses thereof, which shall be paid from the city treasury upon sworn vouchers of the Supervisor of Public Works. The cost and expenses shall be a lien upon the property, to be placed upon the tax duplicate by the City Controller and shall be collected by law as other taxes are collected and duly paid into the city treasury.
(C) The proper city authority may cause any nuisance to be abated and shall immediately thereafter cause an action to be instituted in the name of the city against the owner, occupant, agent, or person in possession and control of any structure, thing, lot, building, or premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found or upon any person who is the owner or cause of any nuisance for recovery of the amount of the expense of the abatement.
(Prior Code, § 93.003) Penalty, see § 93.999