§ 139.08 FAILURE TO PAY ABATEMENT COSTS.
   (A)   No person shall fail to abate the property or pay the abatement costs assessed under § 139.03 within the prescribed period of time described therein unless a proper appeal is filed. Each 30- day period a person fails to abate the property or pay the abatement costs is a separate violation. A person found guilty under this section is not relieved of the duty to abate the property or pay the abatement costs.
   (B)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to abate or pay the abatement costs, a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall receive a fine in an amount not less than $100 per violation.
   (C)   The city is permitted to abate the property, or take action to assess the abatement costs against the property regardless of whether the city pursues a criminal action under this section.
(Ord. 02-2023, passed 1-18-23)