Notice shall be personally served on the owner or person controlling the property, by a duly authorized official of the town in the manner provided in Rule 4(d) of the State Rules of Civil Procedure, or mailed to the owner or person controlling the property at his or her last known address by certified or registered mail, or the address to which the tax bill for the property was last mailed. If the owner does not reside on the property, a duplicate notice shall also be sent to him or her by certified or registered mail at his or her last known address.
(1991 Code, § 10-2-5)