(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 four weeks’ publication in the official newspaper.
(C) Filing. A copy of the order with proof of service shall be filed with the Clerk of District Court of the county, not less than five days prior to the filing of a motion to enforce the order. At the time of filing such order the City Council shall file for record with the County Recorder 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 is abandoned, the city shall within ten days thereafter file with the County Recorder a notice to that effect.
(1990 Code, § 502.050) Penalty, see § 10.99