24.02.07: CORRECTION OF VIOLATIONS:
The owner shall cause all violations identified in section 24.02.06 of this article to be corrected within six (6) months of receiving notification from the planning and building director or which may be extended by the city for good cause. The owner shall pay for and obtain all necessary permits and comply with any other city procedures and pay any fines required by this code prior to taking action to correct the violations.
Should the property be sold prior to correction of the violations and issuance of the residential compliance certificate, the owner of record at the time of the inspection and the owner's agent shall provide the new owner with a copy of the notice of violations prior to said sale. The new owner shall correct the violations in the time required herein.
Should an owner sell property without filing an application causing the inspection to be performed or providing a copy of the notice of violations to the new owner, the city shall inform the new owner of the prior owner's failure to comply with this article. The new owner shall file an application for a residential compliance certificate within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice and cause the inspection to be performed within the time limit provided for in the application. If the new owner fails to submit the application or cause the inspection to be performed, the city shall obtain an inspection warrant pursuant to section 1822.50 et seq., of the California Code of Civil Procedures and perform the inspection required by section 24.02.04 of this article. The new owner shall correct the violations, if any, within six (6) months of receipt from the city of a report of violations. The city would thereupon issue a residential compliance certificate. (Ord. 0-08-1203, 5-14-2008)