If any order issued and served in accordance with this chapter is not complied with in the time specified therein, the building with respect to which the order has been issued is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any person who has knowledge of the issuance of the order to occupy as a human habitation, or use the building, or any part thereof, or to suffer or permit same, or any part thereof, to be occupied as a human habitation or used therefor. Any person lawfully convicted of violating this chapter or failing to comply therewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each day that any violation or failure to comply continues or is allowed to continue shall constitute and be a separate and distinct offense.
(Prior Code, § 4-163) (Ord. 19-22, passed 12-17-2019) Penalty, see § 10.99