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File Number: 16-629 <br />Official deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure that is not <br />secured against entry shall be deemed unsafe. <br />116.3.3 Property owner. <br />Property owner as used in this Chapter shall be the last person shown on the most current <br />County assessment roll. <br />116.3.3.1 Person in Charge. <br />Person in charge as used in this Chapter shall be the person, if any, in real or apparent <br />charge and control of the premises involved. <br />116.3.4 Abandonment. <br />Abandonment as used in this chapter shall be the cessation of use and maintenance. <br />116.3.5 Declaration of an unsafe building. <br />Whenever the Building Official determines by inspection that a building or structure, whether <br />structurally damaged or not, is dangerous to human life by reason of being located in an <br />area which is unsafe due to hazard from landslide, settlement, or slippage or any other cause, <br />such building shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, be considered an unsafe building. <br />No person shall own, use, occupy or maintain any unsafe building. <br />All unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances. In addition to instituting any <br />appropriate action to prevent, restrain or correct a violation of this section, the Building Official <br />may abate an unsafe condition by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance <br />with the procedure specified in this chapter. <br />116.4 Notice of Unsafe Building. <br />The Building Official may examine or cause to be examined any building or structure or <br />portion thereof reported as dangerous or damaged and if, in the Building Official's opinion, <br />such is found to be an unsafe building as defined in this Chapter, the Building Official shall <br />give to the property owner written notice stating the defects thereof. This notice may require <br />the owner or person in charge of the building or premises to immediately commence either the <br />required repairs or improvements or demolition and removal of the building or structure or <br />portions thereof and all such work shall be completed within a specified time or date stipulated <br />by the Building Official. If necessary, such notice shall also require the building, structure, or <br />portion thereof to be vacated forthwith and not reoccupied until the required repairs and <br />improvements be completed, inspected and approved by the Building Official. <br />The Building Official shall serve or cause to be served either in the manner required by law for <br />the service of summons or by first class mail, postage prepaid or by posting a copy, the notice <br />of hearing upon the property owner. <br />In the event the Building Official, after reasonable effort, is unable to serve the notice as <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/15/2016