Any building, housing unit or premises subject to an emergency order that is not repaired
within the time specified in the order is found and declared to be a public nuisance
that the Director is hereby authorized to abate summarily by such means and with such
assistance as may be available to the Director, and the costs thereof shall be recovered
by the Director in the manner provided by law.
F.
1.
Any tenant who is required to vacate and actually vacates a housing unit as a result
of an emergency order shall be paid relocation assistance pursuant to and contingent
upon compliance with the provisions of subsections G and H of SMC Section 22.206.260 and SMC Section 22.206.265 at the rate of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($2,800.00) for each tenant household
with income during the preceding twelve (12) months at or below fifty (50) percent
of the median family income for the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett Primary Metropolitan
Statistical Area, adjusted for family size ("median family income"), and two (2) months'
rent for each tenant household with income during the preceding twelve (12) months
above fifty (50) percent of the median family income, provided all of the following
conditions are met:
a.
The emergency order requires the housing unit occupied by the tenant to be vacated
and closed;
b.
The conditions that create the emergency arise from circumstances within the control
of the property owner, including, but not limited to, conditions arising from failure
to perform maintenance on the premises, affirmative acts of the property owner, or
termination of water or utility services provided by the property owner;
c.