(A) Generally. Notices permitted or required by this subchapter will be given by:
(1) Personal delivery in writing to the owner, in which case the date the owner receives the notice is the date of the notice; or
(2) Sending a notice letter by certified mail, addressed to the owner at the owner's address as contained in the records of the appraisal district in which the property is located, in which case the date of the notice is deemed to be three days after the date of mailing.
(B) Alternative methods authorized. If the notice cannot be made in the manner specified by division (A) of this section, the notice shall be given by:
(1) Publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or the city, in which case the date of the notice is the date of publication;
(2) Posting the notice on or near the front door on the property to which the notice relates, in which case the date of the notice is the date the notice was posted; or
(3) Posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the notice relates, in which case the date of the notice is the date the notice was posted.
(C) Non-acceptance of mail. The validity of a notice given by mail is not affected if the United States Postal Service returns the notice as “refused” or “unclaimed.”
(Ord. 2011-17, passed 7-12-11)