§ 18-206. Purpose and intent.

It is the purpose and intent of this division to establish a process to reduce and address the amount of abandoned and deteriorated real property located within the city. This division is further intended to specifically establish an abandoned property program as a mechanism to protect neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate maintenance and security of abandoned properties, including but not limited to, properties that are in mortgage foreclosure, or where ownership has been transferred to a lender or mortgagee by any legal method. It is further intended to establish a registration program as a mechanism to protect neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate maintenance of abandoned and vacated properties including those properties which are subject to mortgages that may or may not be in default.

(Ord. No. 4410-12, § 4, 3-5-2012)