§ 154.12. Duty of owner to disclose notice of violations to buyer.

A.

The owner of any property who has received written notice pursuant to Section 154.03 of this chapter that the property is in violation of the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Code shall give the purchaser or grantee of the property written notice of the code violations prior to entering into an agreement for the transfer of title to the property. If the owner does not enter into a written agreement for the transfer or subsequently receives notice of code violations, then the owner shall give the transferee notice prior to effecting transfer and/or the filing for record of a deed to the property.

B.

The owner shall obtain written acknowledgement from the purchaser or grantee of the written notice of the code violations required in subsection (A).

C.

The transfer of title to, or any interest in, real property in which a violation of the Vacant Commercial or Industrial Building Code exists shall not be grounds for dismissal of charges in any court against a previous owner of the real property for failure to comply with a notice for correction of a violation of this chapter.

D.

Notwithstanding the failure of an owner to provide notice pursuant to subsection (A), the notice of violation to the owner is notice to all subsequent purchasers, transferees or other persons who acquire any interest in the real property in which the violation exists, and may be enforced against their interest in the real property without further notice or order to them.

(Ord. 207-2018)