(A) If the owner of property in the municipality does not abate a nuisance under this subchapter within ten-days' notice of a violation, the municipality may:
(1) Do the work or make the improvements required; and
(2) Pay for the work done or improvements made and charge the expenses to the owner of the property.
(B) The notice must be given:
(1) To the owner, in writing, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the owner at the owner's post office address;
(2) If personal service cannot be obtained or the owner's post office address is unknown:
(a) By publication at least twice within ten consecutive days within a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality;
(b) By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or
(c) By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.
(3) The notice must state:
(a) The specific condition which constitutes a nuisance;
(b) The person receiving the notice shall abate the nuisance before the tenth day after the date on which the notice is received; and
(c) Failure to abate the nuisance may result in abatement by this municipality, assessment of costs, and a lien against the property on which the nuisance exists.
(Ord. 97-0715B, passed 7-15-1997)