(a) Any violation of this chapter shall be a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to such fines, costs and other relief as provided for in Section 202.99 of these Codified Ordinances.
(b) Where an owner has notified the City that an agent is authorized to act on his behalf, the agent (and not the owner) shall generally be the party responsible for violations of this chapter. However, this division shall not be interpreted as precluding the City from seeking the remedies provided in division (d) in situations where the owner has authorized an agent.
(c) Upon a finding of responsibility by the court for a violation of this chapter, including a violation of applicable codes, the code official may revoke an existing certificate of compliance and may seek the issuance of a court order compelling the eviction of all persons and property upon the premises until a new certificate of compliance is issued by the City.
(d) The City may seek a court order requiring an owner or agent to abate conditions in a rental dwelling that constitute a violation of applicable codes, and may seek permission for City personnel to abate such conditions with the cost of abatement becoming a lien on the property collected in the same manner as property taxes.
(Ord. 516. Passed 10-7-14.)