(A) Placarding of structure. After the condemnation notice has been served and the compliance period expired, the City Manager may post on the premises, structure or parts thereof, or on defective equipment, a placard bearing the words:
WARNING
This property has been determined by the City of Nelsonville to be unfit for human habitation. It shall be unlawful for this building to be rented, leased or occupied from the date of this notice or until all repairs have been made in a manner approved in writing by the City Manager, subject to occupants being given a reasonable time thereafter to vacate. Mutilation, unauthorized removal or defacing of this placard shall be in violation punishable under the City of Nelsonville ordinances.
(B) Prohibited use. Any person who shall occupy a placarded premises or structure or part thereof, or shall use placarded equipment, and any owner or person responsible for the premises who shall let anyone occupy placarded premises shall be liable for the penalties provided by this ordinance.
(C) Removal of placard. The City Manager shall remove the condemnation placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated. Any person who defaces or removes a condemnation placard without the approval of the City Manager shall be subject to the penalties provided by this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 9.15.01.05) Penalty, see § 91.99