§ 6-190. Notice of dangerous premises.

(a)

The director of public works shall notify in writing the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all other persons known by him to have an interest in said premises at last known address as shown by the records of the assessor-collector of taxes of the city, of any premises found by him to be dangerous premises within the standards set forth in section 6-192 of this article, that:

(1)

The owner must repair or replace with a structurally sound wall, or demolish the retaining wall in accordance with the terms of the notice and this article;

(2)

The owner, occupant or lessee must remove immediately sufficient of the load on the supported land to prevent the retaining wall from imperiling the life, safety or property of any member of the public; and when necessary erect a permanent barricade to prevent the retaining wall from being overloaded;

(3)

The mortgagee, agent, or other persons having an interest in the premises may at his own risk repair or replace with a structurally sound retaining wall, or demolish the retaining wall or have such work or act done in accordance with the terms of the notice and this article; provided, that any person notified under this subsection to repair or replace with a structurally sound wall, or demolish the wall, or to vacate sufficient of the load on the supported ground of the retaining wall to relieve any overload upon the retaining wall shall be given any reasonable time, not exceeding thirty (30) days, as may be necessary to do or have done, the work or act required by the notice provided for herewith.

(b)

The director of public works shall set forth in the notice provided for in subsection (a) a description of the premises deemed unsafe, a statement of the particulars which make the premises a dangerous premises and an order requiring the same to be put in such condition as to comply with the terms of this article within such length of time, not exceeding thirty (30) days as is reasonable.

(Code 1959, § 10-102)