§ 39-146. Responsibility for compliance.

It is the responsibility of the owner to maintain the owner's property in accordance with the provisions of this article. A mortgagee of any mortgage agreement which exists on abandoned real property that is in violation of this article shall be a responsible party for compliance with this section upon the filing of a lis pendens and/or 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 residential unit shall be vacant 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 described herein is dismissed.

(Ord. No. 2009-80, § 2, 12-8-09)