In the event of any violation of these rules and regulations, notice shall be given by the Borough Secretary, by any member of the Board of Health, by any officer of the Board of Health or by any other Borough official by handing an official complaint to any adult found in charge of the premises and by posting a notice upon the premises. Such notice shall direct the owner of the premises to conform to the rules and regulations of this chapter within the period allocated by the official complaint. A copy of said official complaint shall be sent by registered mail to the owner or owners of the premises, to the address at which tax bills are sent according to the most recent tax duplicate. It shall not be necessary to issue an official complaint to a person operating a business without a license in order to constitute a violation.
In the event the owner of the premises fails to comply with the directions in the official complaint required under § 93-83 of this article, Borough Council may cause the violation to be corrected or may make or may cause to be made any changes necessary to effect compliance with the terms of this chapter and charge the cost thereof jointly and severally to all the owners of the premises served by such installation. In the event of failure to pay the amount of said cost within three months from the date of such notice, the Borough may cause a lien to be filed against the said premises for the amount of such cost, together with a penalty of 10% with interest at the rate of 6% of the cost per annum from the date of completion of the work, and may effect the collection of the amount of such lien in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal liens.
Each and every day of failure to comply with the terms of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation.
For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, any lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, and the general agent, architect, building contractor or any person who knowingly commits, takes part or assists in any such violation, shall be liable to the same penalties and be subject to the proceedings and remedies as the owner or owners thereof.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $300 and costs of such proceedings or, upon default in payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended 4-4-1977 by Ord. No. 948, approved 4-4-1977.