(A) It shall be unlawful for the occupants of any premises, buildings, or appurtenances to permit them to become or remain in a filthy or unwholesome condition.
(B) On a determination by the Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, that such a condition exists, the Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, shall have notice of such violation served by a member of the Police Department by the owner or occupant of the subject property, and/or by certified mail to the property owner upon which the violation exists should he or she be a nonresident of the city and/or the property is vacant.
(C) On the failure of the occupant to remedy the condition within five days, the Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, may clean the same, either with city labor or by contracting out the job. The expense of such cleaning shall be assessed against and collected from the owner or occupant, or a lien shall be imposed on the property and placed on the tax duplicate for collection or the same shall be collected by foreclosure of such lien.
(Prior Code, § 54.01) (Ord. 1964-25, passed 8-5-1964; Ord. 1970-20, passed 7-1-1970; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020)