(A) Complaints or orders issued by the Inspector shall be delivered upon the owner of an abandoned structure and the owner of and parties in interest in a dwelling, as the case may be, as provided by G.S. § 160D-404(a). If the whereabouts of the persons are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the Inspector in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Inspector shall make an affidavit to that effect, and the delivery of a complaint or order upon the person may be made by publishing the same once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper printed and in circulation in town. Where service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the complaint order.
(B) No person without written consent of the Inspector shall remove or permit the removal of any complaint, notice or order posted in accordance with the provisions of this code. Any person violating or failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021) Penalty, see § 152.99