§ 18-12.5. Responsibility for compliance.
It is the responsibility of the owner to maintain the owner's real property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. A mortgagee that is in violation of this article shall be a responsible party for the compliance with this article upon the filing of a lis pendens and/or legal action, the purpose of which is to foreclose upon the mortgage or similar instrument that secures debt upon the residential real property. The mortgagee's responsibility for compliance with the provisions of this article shall only be effective during periods of time that the abandoned dwelling is in existence and in foreclosure. The responsibility of the mortgagee shall remain until such time as the subject real property is sold or transferred to a new owner, or the foreclosure action is dismissed. The mortgagee and owner are jointly and severally liable for all violations of this chapter.
( Ord. No. C-12-38, § 2, 10-2-12 )