(A) Notice to person responsible. Whenever the Code Official or his or her designee determines that there has been a violation of this chapter or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in divisions (B) and (C) below to the owner or person responsible for the violation as specified in this chapter. Records by the county’s Property Valuation Administrator may be relied upon to determine the identity and address of said owner. Notices for condemnation procedures shall also comply with § 153.097 of this chapter.
(B) Form. Such notice prescribed in division (A) above shall be in accordance with all of the following:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification (address);
(3) Include a statement of the violation or violations and why the notice is being issued;
(4) Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure or premises into compliance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(5) Include a statement of the city’s right to issue a citation or to file a lien in accordance with § 153.026(C) of this chapter.
(C) Method of service. Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is:
(1) Delivered personally;
(2) Sent by electronic email;
(3) Sent by regular, first-class mail addressed to the owner of record at the last known address as noted in division (A) above; or
(4) Posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure or premises affected by such notice and then mailing a copy by regular, first-class mail to the owner of record at the last known address as noted in division (A) above.
(D) Unauthorized tampering. Notices, signs, tags or seals posted or affixed by the Code Official or his or her designee shall not be mutilated, destroyed or tampered with, or removed without authorization from the Code Official or his or her designee.
(E) Transfer of ownership. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit or structure or premises who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such dwelling unit or structure or premises to another owner until the provisions of the compliance order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the Code Official or his or her designee or the city’s Code Enforcement Board and shall furnish to the Code Official or his or her designee a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance order or notice of violation.
(Ord. 04-2017, passed 5-15-2017)