For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY.
The City of Mahnomen, State of Minnesota.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
An organization recognized by the city as representing a neighborhood within the city.
OWNER OF RECORD.
The fee owner, contract for deed vendee, mortgagee in foreclosure, holder of a sheriff's certificate, and taxpayer as shown on the real property records of Mahnomen, or the authorized agent of any of the preceding persons.
SECURE.
Includes, but is not limited to, installing locks, repairing windows and doors, boarding windows and doors, posting "no-trespassing" signs, installing exterior lighting or motion detecting lights, fencing the property, and installing a monitored alarm or other security system consistent with M.S. § 463.251.
UNOCCUPIED BUILDING.
A building or portion of a building which is not being used by a person entitled to legal occupancy.
UNSECURED BUILDING.
A building or a portion of a building that is open to entry by unauthorized persons without the use of tools or ladders.
VACANT BUILDING.
A building or a portion of a building that is unoccupied and meets one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Records of the Mahnomen Recorder show the property is in lien foreclosure;
(2) Windows or entrances to the property are boarded up or closed off, or multiple doors or window are broken and unrepaired;
(3) Doors to the property are damaged, smashed through, caved in, broken off, unhinged, or continuously unlocked;
(4) The property is without gas, electric, or water service;
(5) Rubbish, trash, putrescible materials or debris has accumulated on the property;
(6) Law enforcement agencies have received at least two reports of trespass, vandalism or other illegal acts being committed on the property within 12 months;
(7) The yards on the property exhibit grass, lawn, weeds, and other vegetation which are not maintained to the standards prevailing in the neighborhood.