(a) Any person who files with a court of law, or causes to be filed with a court of law, a complaint for foreclosure involving real property located within the City of Warren upon which there is a building or a structure shall notify, in writing, the Deputy Health Commissioner of the City of Warren of such filing within ten (10) days after such filing. Such notice shall contain: the name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of a designated representative(s) of the foreclosing party who can be contacted by the City relative to issues of the maintenance of the Warren real property(ies) during the pendency of the foreclosure action and like issues; whether the Warren real property(ies) is vacant; the name of the court and the case number of the action(s) in question; and the permanent parcel number(s) of the Warren real property(ies). The address of the Deputy Health Commissioner is: Warren City Board of Health, 258 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44881.
(b) The notice provided for in division (a) of this section shall be accompanied by a fee payment of sixty dollars ($60.00), payable to the City of Warren. Said fee shall be used for exterior inspection of the buildings and structures, data collection, notifications and property monitoring.
(c) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 12377/11. Passed 12-14-11.)