[Adopted 10-14-1980 by Ord. No. 80-144]
[Amended 7-28-1986 by Ord. No. 86-49; 12-1-1986 by Ord. No. 86-73]
A.
The Building Inspector and his duly appointed inspectors
are empowered to make inspections of the interior and exterior of
all dwellings for possible cockroach and/or vermin infestation and/or
accumulated garbage. Whenever it is found that any dwelling constitutes
a serious hazard to the health of the occupant or to the public because
it is unsanitary or cockroach or vermin infested, the Building Inspector
shall give written notice, by personal service or by mail, to the
owner of said dwelling to abate such condition within 48 hours by
employment of a professional exterminator, at the owner's expense,
to effectively eliminate said infestation and/or by removal of the
accumulated garbage, as the case may be, except that the Building
Inspector may cause the conditions to be corrected without such notice
where the condition poses an immediate health and/or safety emergency.
In the event that the complained-of condition is not abated by the
owner within the forty-eight-hour notice period or in the event of
an emergency, the Building Inspector shall engage a reputable exterminator
and/or refuse collector to perform the services at the expense of
the owner, and upon failure of the owner to pay for such services
upon presentation of the statement of services, the cost shall become
a lien on said property and shall be placed on the tax rolls for collection.
[Amended 8-31-1992 by Ord. No. 92-35]
B.
There is hereby established an extermination service
fee of $50.
[Added 11-30-1987 by Ord. No. 87-75]
[Amended 8-31-1992 by Ord. No. 92-35]
In emergency cases, the Building Inspector shall
have authority to designate such dwelling unfit for human habitation
and order the dwelling vacated and shall cause to be posted on the
main entrance of any dwelling so closed a placard with the following
words: "Use of this building for human habitation is prohibited and
unlawful." If the owner fails to comply with an order issued by such
Building Inspector to bring the dwelling into compliance with the
requirements of the State of New York Sanitary Code and other laws
as they pertain to sanitary issues within a reasonable time, such
Building Inspector may order such dwelling to be removed or demolished,
and the cost of such demolition shall be at the owner's expense and
becomes a lien to be placed upon the county or City tax roll against
such property.
[Amended 8-31-1992 by Ord. No. 92-35]
If any person or persons fail to vacate such
dwelling as directed in the order of the Building Inspector, it shall
constitute a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to the Penal Law of the
State of New York.
