§ 22-65. Remedies.

(a)

In personam remedy. If the owner of any deteriorated dwelling, dwelling unit, structure or abandoned structure fails to comply with an order of the code enforcement officer to repair, alter or improve, or to vacate and close it within the time specified therein, or if the owner of a dilapidated dwelling, dwelling unit, structure or abandoned structure fails to comply with an order of the code enforcement officer to repair, alter or improve, vacate and close, and remove or demolish it within the time specified therein, the code enforcement officer shall submit to the city council at its next regular meeting a resolution directing the city attorney to petition the superior court for an order directing the owner to comply with the order of the code enforcement officer, as authorized by G.S. 160A-446.

(b)

In rem remedy. After failure of an owner of a deteriorated or dilapidated dwelling, dwelling unit, structure or abandoned structure to comply with an order of the code enforcement officer within the time specified therein, if injunctive relief has not been sought or has not been granted as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the code enforcement officer shall submit to the city councilmembers an ordinance ordering the code enforcement officer to cause the dwelling, dwelling unit, structure or abandoned structure to be repaired, altered, improved, vacated, closed, removed or demolished, as provided in the original order of the code enforcement officer; and, pending removal or demolition, to place a placard on the dwelling, dwelling unit, structure or abandoned structure as provided by G.S. 160A-443 and section 22-68 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1998-44, § 152.34, 11-17-1998)