8.40.090   Penalties.
   A.   Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
   B.   Any failure to correct deficiencies contained in the residential property report shall be a public nuisance and shall be grounds for the city to initiate abatement procedures pursuant to Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings.
   C.   No sale or exchange of residential property shall be invalidated solely because of the failure of any person to comply with any provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 86-08-976 § 1 (part))