Service of the notice required in the previous section shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner if a copy is delivered to the owner personally or by leaving a copy of the notice at the usual place of the owner’s abode with someone residing there of suitable age and discretion who shall be informed of the contents of the notice. Notice can also be served by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner at his or her last known address. In addition to the forms of service specified above, notice when the structure is condemned must also include posting a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice and at least one publication of such notice in a local newspaper of general circulation within the city.
(1999 Code, § 29-6-2)