1341.14 PLACARDING.
   (a)   Placarding of Structure. After a condemnation notice required under the provisions of this Code has resulted in an order by virtue of failure to comply within the time given, the Code Official may post on the premises or structure or parts thereof, or on defective equipment, a placard bearing the words: "Condemned as unfit for human occupancy or use," and, a statement of the penalties provided for any occupancy or for removing the placard. The owner or the person or persons responsible for the correction of any violation(s) shall have removed themselves from the property on failure to comply with the correction order in the time specified, but other occupants shall be given a maximum of thirty days thereafter to vacate.
   (b)   Prohibited Use. Any person who shall occupy a placarded premises or structure or part thereof, or shall use placarded equipment, and any owner or any person responsible for the premises who shall let anyone occupy a placarded premises shall be liable for the penalties provided by this Code.
   (c)   Removal of Placard. The Code Official shall remove the condemnation placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action where based have been eliminated. Any person who defaces or removes a condemnation placard without the approval of the Code Official shall be subject to the penalties provided by this Code.
(Ord. 10-87. Passed 4-6-87.)