(a) Whoever violates any provision of this Housing/Property Maintenance Code shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the following penalties:
(1) For the first offense, a minor misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense.
(2) For the second offense (whether or not of the same section of this Code), occurring not sooner than twenty days and not later than two years after the first offense, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, for each offense.
(3) For the third offense (whether or not of the same section of this Code), occurring not sooner than twenty days of the second offense and not later than two years after the first offense, a misdemeanor of the first degree, and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, for each offense.
(b) In the case of any unlawful acts, the Code Official may institute an appropriate action or proceeding at law to exact the penalty provided in subsection (a) hereof. Also, the Code Official may ask the jurisdiction's legal representative to proceed at law or in equity against the person responsible for the violation for the purpose of ordering that person:
(1) To restrain, correct or remove the violation or refrain from any further execution of work;
(2) To restrain or correct the erection, installation, maintenance, repair or alteration of such structure;
(3) To require the removal of work in violation; or
(4) To prevent the occupancy of the structure that is not in compliance with the provisions of this Code.
(Ord. 00-03. Passed 5-15-00.)