(a) Issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, when the whole or any part of any building or structure is found to be in a dangerous or unsafe condition, the Superintendent of the Building Department shall issue a notice, in writing, of the dangerous and unsafe condition to each owner of or party in interest in the alleged dangerous building in whose name the property appears on the last local tax assessment records.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any premises who has received a notice or upon whom a notice has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of to another until the provisions of the notice have been complied with, or until such owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice issued by the Superintendent of Building and shall furnish to the Superintendent of Building a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice and fully accepting the responsibility without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance order or notice.
(1979 Code Sec. 16.16.030; Res. 2016-232A. Passed 8-15-16. Eff. 8-24-16.)
(b) Contents; Hearings. The notice shall specify the time and place of a hearing on the condition of the building or structure, at which time and place the person to whom the notice is directed shall have the opportunity to show cause why the building or structure should not be ordered to be demolished or otherwise made safe.
(c) Service; Filing.
(1) Such notice shall be in writing and shall be served upon the person to whom it is directed personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to each owner or party in interest at the address shown on the tax records, at least ten days before the date of the hearing described in the notice. If any person to whom a notice is directed is not personally served, in addition to mailing the notice, a copy thereof shall be posted upon a conspicuous part of the building or structure.
(2) The Superintendent shall file a copy of the notice of the dangerous and unsafe condition of any building or structure with the Hearing Board on Dangerous Buildings and Code Appeals.
(3) At the same time that the owner is notified of the hearing, the Superintendent of the Building Department shall request the city attorney to file a copy of the notice and order with the register of deeds office of the county.
(1979 Code Sec. 16.16.050; Res. 2016-232A. Passed 8-15-16. Eff. 8-24-16.)