1409.04 NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NOTICE.

   (a)   Whenever the owner, agent, occupant or operator of a structure or premises fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any notice of the Director of Building and Housing or his designated representative, the Director of Building and Housing or such designated representative may issue a notice to such owner, agent, occupant or operator ordering the structure or premises, or part thereof, to be vacated, repaired or improved within such time as shall be stated in such notice, but which shall be not less than ten (10) days, except in cases of emergency, or the Director of Building and Housing or his designated representative may advise the Director of Law of the circumstances and request the Director of Law to institute an appropriate action at law to compel compliance, or both. Such notice shall be delivered, mailed or posted in the same manner as provided in Section 1409.03.

   (b)   Whenever the owner, agent, operator or occupant of a structure or premises fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a notice to vacate issued by the Director of Building and Housing, the Director of Building and Housing may enforce the orders of such notice of vacation and cause the structure or premises, or part thereof, to be vacated in accordance with the terms of such notice.

   (c)   Whenever the owner, agent or operator of a structure fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a notice to demolish such structure or part thereof, or a secondary or appurtenant structure, issued in accordance with the provisions of this Housing Code, and when such structure or part thereof is determined by the Director of Building and Housing to constitute a public nuisance in that it is dangerous or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare, the Director of Building and Housing may request the Director of Law to institute legal proceedings or to take such other action as may be necessary to abate the nuisance. The Director of Building and Housing shall further give notice informing the owner, agent or operator of such determination and action. Such notice shall be given in the same manner as provided in Section 1409.03.

   (d)   Any owner of any such property as to which such an order or notice to repair, improve, demolish or vacate has been issued shall not sell or enter into an agreement to sell or lease such property for longer than one (1) year unless such order of the Director of Building and Housing has been disclosed and displayed to the prospective purchaser or lessee, or unless such owner has received notice from the Director of Building and Housing of satisfactory compliance with such order or notice from the Director of Building and Housing or other duly constituted authority that such order has been withdrawn or cancelled.

(Ord. 17-92. Enacted 11-13-17.)