22.206.260 - Emergency order.
A.
Whenever the Director finds that any building, housing unit or premises is an imminent
threat to the health or safety of the occupants or the public, an emergency order
may be issued directing that the building, housing unit or premises be restored to
a condition of safety and specifying the time for compliance. In the alternative,
the order may require that the building, housing unit or premises be immediately vacated
and closed to entry.
B.
The emergency order shall be posted on the building, housing unit or premises, and
shall be mailed by regular, first class mail to the last known address of the property
owners and, if applicable, to the occupants. All property owners and occupants of
such building, housing unit or premises are deemed to have notice of any emergency
order so posted and mailed.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with an emergency order issued
by the Director requiring that the building, housing unit or premises be restored
to a condition of safety by a specified time.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or occupy, or to cause or permit any person
to use or occupy the building, housing unit or premises after the date provided in
an emergency order requiring the building, housing unit or premises to be vacated
and closed until the Director certifies that the conditions described in the emergency
order have been corrected and the building, housing unit or premises have been restored
to a safe condition.
E.