Send Notice of Violation

Identify the property 01 via certified mail to last

known address of owner.
Wait for certified mail 02 Request meeting.
receipt or return of
undeliverable mail. 03
Issue citation for owner to
Demolition Process
If no owner contact or no 04 appear in court.
certified mail receipt,
send info to City Attorney. 05 Obtain Administrative
Search Warrant from City
06 Attorney.
Get search warrant signed
by judge. 07 Post search warrant to
home, photograph, and
Enact search warrant 08 add to file.
with police and fire
departments. 09 Document findings-
photos and notes. Add to file.
Obtain Fire Department 10
Findings. Send findings to
Add to file. 11 homeowner (15-day notice
letter) via certified mail.
Post 15-day notice letter to 12 Add to file.
property.
Photograph and add to file. 13
If no response, Have electric drop cut and
send optional 10-day notice 14 gas meter removed.
letter certified with same If no response,
info. Add to file. 15 publish 2 Class II legal ads for
If an owner is found, 30 days before any further
obtain signed Demolition 16 action is taken.
Agreement from owner or If no owner response
executor. 17 within specified time,
order title search and
18 asbestos survey.
Have any asbestos
removed. 19
*process as outlined in State and City Code

Turn property over to

20 demolition contractor.
Verify Lot is cleared and
re-seeded. 21
If no response, Send invoice to owner for
get lien signed by Building 22 payment.
Commissioner and City
Manager. 23

24 Process lien for filing.

File lien. 25
*There are factors that may delay the demolition process once the City has the authority to proceed --
including notification by an owner they plan to make repairs to the structure.