1387.04 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE; REMEDIES; CORRECTIONS REQUIRED PRIOR TO SALE, RENTAL OR LEASE.

   (a)   Whenever the owner, agent, tenant or occupant of a structure or premises fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any notice of the Building Commissioner, the Building Commissioner may either issue a notice to vacate within such time as is stated in such notice, but which shall not be less than fifteen days, except in cases of emergency, or he or she may advise the Director of Law of the circumstances and request the Director to institute an appropriate action at law to compel compliance, or both.

   (b)   Whenever the owner, agent or operator of a structure fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a notice to demolish any structure, or a part thereof, or a secondary or appurtenant structure, and when such structure is determined by the Building Commissioner to constitute a public nuisance in that it is dangerous or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare, or built without a permit and/or built in violation of any law, the Building Commissioner may request the Director of Law to institute legal proceedings or to take such other action as may be necessary to abate the nuisance or violation.

   (c)   The owner of any such property to which such an order or notice to repair, improve, remove, demolish or vacate has been issued shall not sell, rent or lease such property, or enter into an agreement to sell, rent or lease such property, unless all violations cited against such property have been corrected and unless written approval of such corrections has been received by the property owner from the Building Commissioner.

(Ord. 94-22. Passed 12-19-94.)