(A) If the owner fails to comply with an order to repair, alter or improve or, at the option of the owner, to vacate and close the structure, the County Officer may then cause the structure to be repaired, altered or improved, or to be vacated and closed as previously ordered. The County Officer may also cause to be posted on the main entrance of any structure so closed, a sign with the following words:
This building is unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use; the use or occupancy of this building for human habitation, occupancy or use is prohibited and unlawful.
(B) If the owner fails to comply with an order to remove or demolish the structure, the County Officer may cause the structure to be removed or demolished.
(C) The amount of the cost of repairs, alterations or improvements, or vacating and closing, or removal or demolition shall be a lien upon the real property upon which cost was incurred and which may be recorded in the County Clerk's office. If the structure is removed or demolished by the County Officer, he or she shall sell the materials of the structure and shall credit the proceeds of the sale against the cost of the removal or demolition, and any balance remaining shall be disbursed by the County Officer to the persons found to be entitled thereto and may be recorded in the County Clerk's office.
(Ord. 950-2, passed 1-18-2005)