An owner or responsible person of a property who has received a notice regarding a violation of a provision of this subchapter shall notify the city by writing the Code Official or other designee of the City Manager within ten days of transferring ownership of the cited property to another person or entity. The notice to the city shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner and the effective date of the transfer of ownership. The city shall issue a new notice of violation to any new person or entity assuming the ownership or the status of responsible person for any property which has been cited in a notice of violation. An owner or responsible person who has failed to comply with a notice of violation shall remain responsible for any violations cited in a notice of violation and shall not be relieved of the responsibility of having violated any provision of this subchapter by transferring ownership or responsible person status.
(Ord. passed 11-14-2019)