§ 8-309 ORDER OF VIOLATION.

   (a)   The governing body shall serve upon the owner, any agent of the owner of the property or any other person, corporation, partnership or association found by the public officer to be in violation of § 8-308 an order stating the violation. The order shall be served on the owner or agent of such property by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service. If the property is unoccupied and the owner is a nonresident, then by mailing the order by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner.

   (b)   If the owner or the agent of the owner of the property has failed to accept delivery or otherwise failed to effectuate receipt of a notice or order sent pursuant to this section during the preceding 24- month period, the governing body of the city may provide notice of the issuance of any further orders to abate or remove a nuisance from such property or provide notice of the order by such methods including, but not limited to, door hangers, conspicuously posting notice of such order on the property, personal notification, telephone communication or first class mail. If the property is unoccupied and the owner is a nonresident, notice provided by this section shall be given by telephone communication or first class mail. The order shall state:

      (1)   The condition that has caused the violation of this article; and

      (2)   That the person in violation shall have:

         (A)   Ten days from the receipt of the order to alleviate the exterior conditions (yard) violation; and/or

         (B)   Forty-five days from the receipt of the order to alleviate the exterior conditions (structure) violation; or

         (C)   Ten days from the receipt of the order, plus any additional time granted under division (c) of this section, to request, as provided in § 8-312 a hearing before the governing body or its designated representative on the matter.

   (c)   Provided, however, that the governing body shall grant one or more extensions to the time periods stated in divisions (b)(2)(A) and (b)(2)(B) above, if the owner or agent of the property demonstrates that due diligence is being exercised in the abatement of the conditions that have caused the violation of this article; and

   (d)   That failure to alleviate the condition or to request a hearing may result in prosecution under § 8-310 and/or abatement of the condition by the city according to § 8-311 with the costs assessed against the property under § 8-314.

(K.S.A. 12-1617e)