(A) Contents. The order shall be in writing; recite the grounds therefor; specify the necessary repairs, if any; and provide a reasonable time for compliance not to exceed 90 days and shall state that a motion for summary enforcement of the order will be made to the District Court of the county unless corrective action is taken, or unless an answer is filed within 20 days.
(B) Service. The order shall be served upon the owner of record, or his or her agent if an agent is in charge of the building, and upon the occupying tenant, if there is one and upon all lien holders of record in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil action. If the owner cannot be found, the order shall be served upon him or her by posting it at the main entrance to the building and by 4 weeks' publication in the official newspaper.
(C) Filing. A copy of the order with proof of service shall be filed with the Clerk of the District Court of Washington County not less than 5 days prior to the filing of a motion to enforce the order. At the time of filing the order, the City Council shall file for record with the Registrar of Deeds or Registrar of Titles a notice of the pendency of the proceeding, describing with reasonable certainty the lands affected and the nature of the order. If the proceeding be abandoned, the city shall within 10 days thereafter file with the Registrar of Deeds a notice to that effect.
(Prior Code, § 502.050)