The term appropriate county official or official as used in this subpart means any county building official or deputy and any other county official or county employee designated by the county commission as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this subpart. Whenever the appropriate county official finds that any building, structure, part of any building or structure, party wall, or foundation situated in the county constitutes a public nuisance, the official shall give the person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessing the property for state taxes and all mortgages of record notice to remedy or abate the nuisance condition of the building or structure, or to demolish it within a reasonable time set out in the notice, which shall not be more than 60 days after notice is given, or allow the building or structure to be demolished by the county and the cost thereof assessed against the property. The mailing of the certified or registered mail notice, properly addressed and postage prepaid, shall constitute the giving of notice as required by this section. Notice of the order, or a copy of the notice, shall, within three days of the date of mailing, also be posted at or within three feet of an entrance to the building or structure, unless there is no entrance, in which case the notice may be posted at any location upon such building or structure.
Last modified: May 3, 2021