111.2.4 Real estate tax lien, civil lawsuit, for costs incurred by city.
The cost of work required to be performed through an order referred to in Section 111.2 shall be certified by the clerk of the City Council to the county auditor as a tax lien in the manner prescribed in Ohio Revised Code 715.261; and/or the city may commence a civil lawsuit to recover those costs.
111.3 Authority to disconnect service utilities.
The code official shall have the authority to authorize disconnection of utility service to the building, structure or system regulated by this code and the referenced codes and standards set forth in Section 102.8 in case of emergency where necessary to eliminate an immediate hazard to life or property or where such utility connection has been made without approval. The code official shall notify the serving utility and, whenever possible, the owner or owner’s authorized agent and occupant of the building, structure or service system of the decision to disconnect prior to taking such action. If not notified prior to disconnection the owner, owner’s authorized agent or occupant of the building structure or service system shall be notified in writing as soon as practical thereafter.
111.4 Notice.
Whenever the code official determines that there has been a violation of this code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in Sections 111.4.1 and 111.4.2 to the owner or the owner’s authorized agent, for the violation as specified in this code. Notices for condemnation procedures shall comply with this section.
111.4.1 Form.
Such notice shall be in accordance with all of the following:
- Be in writing.
- Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification.
- Include a statement of the violation or violations and why the notice is being issued.
- Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure into compliance with the provisions of this code.
- Inform the property owner or owner’s authorized agent of the right to appeal.
- Include a statement of the right to file a lien in accordance with Section 109.3.
- If the notice is in the form of a conditional occupancy certificate (resulting from a pre-sale or rental inspection under this Code) which lists aspects of the premises not in compliance with other sections of this code, it shall include an explanation of the certificate of occupancy procedures and the possibility of the owner shifting responsibility for correcting those unsafe or unlawful items to the new owner through a written agreement between the parties as provided under this Code.
- The notice of any violation and of the requirement that it be corrected shall provide at least 30 days prior notice of the fact that, if the corrective work has not been completed within the