(a) If the commission's or municipal court's order to vacate, secure, repair, remove or demolish the building or structure is not complied with within the allotted time, the director may vacate, secure, remove or demolish the building or structure, or relocate the occupants of the building or structure, at the city's expense. This subsection (a) does not limit the ability of a municipality to collect on a bond, letter of credit from a financial institution or guaranty from a third party or other financial guaranty.
(b) The director may repair the building or structure only to the extent necessary to bring the building or structure into compliance with the minimum standards of this article, and only if the building or structure is a residential building or structure with ten or fewer dwelling units. The repairs shall not improve the building or structure to the extent that the building or structure exceeds minimum building standards.
(c) After securing a building or structure as provided in subsection (a) above, the director may post a notice to vacate on or near the front door of the building or structure. The notice to vacate must be in substantially the following form:
DO NOT OCCUPY
This building or structure is in violation of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth.
Occupancy is suspended until such time as the violations are corrected and approved by the Director of the City of Fort Worth code compliance department.
It is a misdemeanor to occupy this building or structure or to remove or deface this notice.
(d) In a proceeding under § 7-77.1 if the commission's order is not complied with within the allotted time, the director may act upon the order at the city's expense.
(Ord. 13743, § 1, passed 3-23-1999; Ord. 14629, § 1, passed 5-22-2001; Ord. 23577-03-2019, § 9, passed 3-19-2019)