AUTHORIZED AGENT: The person(s) and/or entity that the property owner has designated in the uninhabited residence and commercial building registration form as having authority to act on the property owner's behalf.
EVIDENCE OF VACANCY: Any condition or information that on its own or combined with other conditions would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is a vacant residence or commercial building or tenant space within a commercial building. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, overgrown or dead vegetation, accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers or mail, past due utility notices or disconnected utilities, accumulation of trash, junk or debris, graffiti, the absence of window coverings such as curtains, blinds or shutters, the absence of furnishings or personal items consistent with residential habitation or commercial tenancy, or statements by neighbors, passersby, delivery agents, or government employees that the property is vacant.
OWNER: The person(s) or entity shown as the owner(s) of the real property on the last equalized assessment roll of the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor or their successors in interest and shall include a person or entity who has acquired title to a property through foreclosure or a similar legal proceeding.
UNOCCUPIED or VACANT: A building or structure intended for use as a single family residence or for commercial use which is unoccupied or for which there is evidence of vacancy, if the evidence of vacancy has existed for a period of at least thirty (30) days. Periodic visits to the residential or commercial property shall not constitute occupancy. The following do not constitute unoccupied structures: (1) properties which are actively under construction; (2) properties which are in escrow to be leased, sold or transferred, and (3) properties that are actively being marketed by an identified listing agent for sale or lease, that are posted with the listing agent's contact information, that are listed for sale in the Local Multiple Listing Service, that are regularly being shown to prospective buyers or lessees, and that are being actively maintained for the purpose of attracting buyers or lessees. (Ord. 0-16-1312, 1-11-2017; amd. Ord. 0-19-1355, 2-12-2020)