(A) After failure of an owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit to comply with an order of the Zoning Administrator issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and upon adoption by the Mayor and Town Board of an ordinance authorizing and directing him, her, or them to do so, as provided by § 151.37(C) and G.S. § 160D-1203(4), the Zoning Administrator shall proceed to cause such dwelling or dwelling unit to be repaired, altered or improved to comply with the minimum standards of fitness established by this chapter, or to be vacated and closed and removed or demolished, as directed by the ordinance of the Mayor and Town Board, and shall cause to be posted on the main entrance of such dwelling or dwelling unit a placard with the following words: “This building is unfit for human habitation; the use or occupation of this building for human habitation is prohibited and unlawful.” Occupation of a building so posted shall constitute a misdemeanor.
(B) Each such ordinance shall be recorded in the county’s office of deeds, and shall be indexed in the name of the property owner in the grantor index, as provided by G.S. § 160D-1203(4).
(Prior Code, § 13-16) Penalty, see § 151.99