(a) Whenever the owner of a premises or any known agent, operator or contractor of the owner in control of the premises, the building or the affected work fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any notice of the Building Director or his designated representative, the Building Director or such designated representative may initiate any of the enforcement provisions provided in this Building Code.
(b) Whenever the owner of a premises or any known agent, operator or contractor of the owner in control of the premises, the building or the affected work fails neglects or refuses to comply with a notice to vacate and secure, or demolish, an unsafe or unfit building issued by the Building Director, the Building Director may enforce the orders of such notice of vacation and cause the structure or premises or part thereof, to be vacated, boarded and/or otherwise secured, or demolished in accordance with the terms of such notice.
(c) Whenever the owner of a premises or any known agent, operator or contractor of the owner in control of the premises, the building or the affected work fails, neglects or refuses to comply with a notice to demolish such building, structure or part thereof, or a secondary or appurtenant structure, issued in accordance with the provisions of this Building Code and when such building, structure or part thereof is determined by the Building Director to be unsafe or unfit for human occupancy, the Building Director may request the Law Director to institute legal proceedings to, or to take such other action as may be necessary to abate the nuisance.
(d) No person who has received a notice provided for in Section 1311.03 shall sell or enter into an agreement to sell or lease or otherwise transfer control of the subject building or premises without first disclosing the existence of such notices to the prospective purchaser, lessee, or transferee. (Ord. 2022-84. Passed 5-9-22.)