(A) Removal of nuisances. The owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant of any building or premises where there shall be a nuisance or any violation of any ordinance of the city relating to health and sanitation shall be jointly and severally liable therefor and shall be required to abate the same or comply with the order of the Code Enforcement Officer or his or her assistants within the specified time within the order.
(Prior Code, § 92.060)
(B) Failure to abate. The city shall have authority to summarily remove, abate, or remedy everything in the city limits or within one mile thereof that is dangerous or prejudicial to the public health. The expense of the action shall be paid by the person in default and, if not paid, shall be a lien upon the land or premises where the trouble arose and shall be collected as unpaid taxes.
(Prior Code, § 92.061)
Statutory reference:
Abatement of public health nuisances, see G.S. § 130A-19
Authority of city to abate public health nuisances, see G.S. § 160A-193