Courtesy Notice
If a courtesy notice is delivered, the property owner has 24 hours, 3 days, or 10 days to comply (as documented on the notice). If a notice is mailed, the property owner has 24 hours, 3 days, or 10 days to comply (depending on the violation).
Compliance
The goal of our division is to bring properties into compliance. Once a violation is corrected, the property may be monitored.
Non-Compliance
If a violation is not corrected in the allotted amount of time, a citation may be issued, or an abatement order proposed.
Citation
Violations which cannot be abated are handled with a court citation. A court date is assigned at the time the citation is issued. Court dates are usually scheduled for 1 to 2 months from the date the citation is issued. It is then submitted to a court clerk for processing.
Abatement Process
City Code allows nuisances to be abated if not in compliance by the deadline. A work order is generated for a city contractor to abate the nuisance, and the cost of the work is billed to the property owner. If the bill is not paid, a lien is placed on the property.