1331.106 NOTICES AND ORDERS.

   1331.106.1 Notice To Owner or To Responsible Person(s).

   Whenever the Chief Code Official determines that there has been a violation of this Code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, then notice shall be given to the owner and owner’s authorized agent, operator or occupant responsible therefore in the manner prescribed in Sections 1331.107.2 and 1331.107.3. Notices for condemnation procedures shall also comply with Section 1331.109.3.

   1331.106.2 Form.

   Such notice prescribed in Section 1331.107.3 shall be in accordance with all the following:

   1.    Be in writing;

   2.   Include a description of the property sufficient for identification;

   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 building, structure, equipment , premises or property, as the case may be, into compliance with the provisions of this Code; and

   5.    Inform the owner or owner’s authorized agent of the right to appeal.

   6.    Include a statement of the right to file a lien in accordance with Section 1331.105.3.

   1331.106.3 Method of Service.

   Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is:

   1.    Delivered personally; or

   2.    Sent by certified or first-class mail addressed to the last known address; or

   3.    Served to the owner or upon the person responsible for the structure or premises, or

   4.    Posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure or premises affected by such notice.

   1331.106.4 Unauthorized Tampering.

   Signs, tags or seals posted or affixed by the code official shall not be mutilated, destroyed or tampered with, or removed without authorization from the Chief Code Official.

   1331.106.5 Penalties.

   Penalties for noncompliance with orders and notices shall be as set forth in Section 1331.105.

   1331.106.6 Transfer of Ownership.

   It shall be unlawful for the owner of any structure or building who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation has been served to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of to another 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, or other such entity receiving the ownership of the building or structure a true and accurate copy of any such order or notice of violation issued by the Chief Code Official.

(Ord. 21-15. Passed 6-15-15.)