A. Placarding: Upon failure of the owner or person responsible to comply with the notice provisions within the time given, the Code official shall post on the premises or on defective equipment a placard bearing the word "Condemned" and a statement of the penalties provided for occupying the premises, operating the equipment or removing the placard.
B. Placard Removal: The Code official shall remove the condemnation placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated. Any person who defaces or removes a condemnation placard without approval of the Code official shall be subject to the penalties provided by this Code.
Occupants may be relocated and, if necessary, reasonably housed for not more than seven (7) days at the expense of the Village.
All relocation and housing costs paid by the Village and incurred pursuant to this section shall be reimbursed to the Village by either:
1. The owner or lessor of the dwelling designated unfit for human habitation; provided, that the condition of the dwelling was caused in whole or in substantial part by the neglect of the owner or lessor; or
2. By any occupant of the dwelling designated unfit for human habitation; provided, that the condition of the dwelling was caused in whole or in substantial part by the neglect of that occupant; or
3. The renter or lessee of the dwelling designated unfit for human habitation; provided, that the condition of the dwelling was caused in whole or in substantial part by the neglect of that renter or lessee; or
4. By the owner or lessor or the occupant or the renter or lessee, jointly; provided, that each of those to be held jointly liable has caused by his neglect, in whole or in substantial part, the condition of the dwelling designated unfit for human habitation.
If the owner or lessor is liable for reimbursement of all or any part of the costs under this section, such costs shall constitute a lien against the premises and shall be recoverable by the Village.
C. Damage To Or Removal Of Placard: No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit which has been designated as unfit for human habitation and has been placarded as such.
D. Conditions For Reoccupancy Of Vacated Dwelling: No dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit which has been designated as unfit for human habitation, has been placarded as such and has been vacated shall be used again for human habitation until all costs and expenses of relocation and housing of vacated occupants shall be reimbursed to the Village, all defects have been repaired and corrected and written approval is given from the Village and the placard is removed by the Village. (Ord. 2013-29, 6-13-2013; amd. Ord. 2023-36, 11-2-2023)