(a) No Transfer. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any premises to whom an abatement notice has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of such premises until the provisions of the abatement notice have been complied with, or until such owner furnishes the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or lessee, a true and accurate copy of such abatement notice and also furnishes the Chief Code Official a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or lessee acknowledging receipt of the abatement notice and fully accepting responsibility for abating all of the conditions constituting the public nuisance in conformity with the terms of the abatement notice.
(b) No Entry or Occupation. No owner or other person shall enter or be present in or on any building, structure, or premises which has been posted with a notice identifying it as a public nuisance, without first obtaining written authorization from the Chief Code Official and having such authorization upon his/her person at the time of entry. The issuance of written authorization hereunder shall not be construed to create a privilege, as that term is used in OhioR.C. 2911.21 or Moraine Codified Ordinance Section 541.05, nor shall this Chapter be deemed to have any effect on the interpretations or applications of those Chapters.
It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this Section that the person is the owner, or was authorized by the owner to be present on the premises and at least one of the persons present had the required written authorization on his/her person at the time.
Officers, agents, and employees of the City, State, and Federal government, or any political subdivision, or of any public utility, shall be exempt from the written authorization requirement of this Section while in the course of their official duties.
(Ord. 2098-21. Passed 9-9-21.)