§ 13-7-113. ISSUANCE OF NOTICE.

(a)

Authority. Except as provided in § 13-1-103 of this article, if the County Health Officer or the Director of Environmental Protection and Sustainability or either of their designated representatives has determined that an owner is violating § 13-7-112 of this Part II of this subtitle, the Director or the Director's official representative shall serve a written notice on the owner.

(b)

Contents of the notice. The notice served under this section shall:

(1)

Describe the nuisance in question; and

(2)

Require the owner to:

(i)

Begin abatement of the nuisance within 5 days after service of the notice; and

(ii)

Complete the abatement within a certain time frame.

(c)

Method of service.

(1)

Service of the written notice provided in this section may be by regular mail or by a designated representative of the Director or Department.

(2)

If the owner cannot be located, it shall be sufficient to post the notice on the lot or land.

(3)

Notice is presumed to have been given when placed in the United States mail, delivered to an owner by a designated representative of the Department of Health or the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, or posted on the lot or land as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(1988 Code, § 22-2) (Bill No. 173, 1989, § 2, 1-26-1990; Bill No. 105-00, § 2, 7-1-2004; Bill No. 122-10, § 6, 1-16-2011)