A vacant property is defined as any address having a lot, building, or structure that is not legally or currently occupied. If no address has been assigned to the property, then property will be defined by parcel.
Evidence of vacancy shall include any condition that on its own, or combined with other conditions present, would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant. Such conditions include, but are not limited to: overgrown and/or dead vegetation; accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers and/or mail; past-due utility notices and/or disconnected utilities; accumulation of trash, junk and/or debris; boarded-up windows; abandoned vehicles, auto parts or materials; the absence of window coverings such as curtains, blinds and/or shutters; the absence of furnishings and/or personal items consistent with habitation or occupancy; statements by neighbors, passersby, delivery agents, or government employees that the property is vacant.
(Emergency Manager Order No. 39. Ordered 8-14-15.)