§ 2-88.52. Procedures.

Any affected person may file a nuisance complaint and petition for prosecution with the City of Lauderhill Code Enforcement Board in its ex officio capacity performing all of the duties of the City of Lauderhill Public Nuisance Abatement Board regarding the existence of a public nuisance located within the City of Lauderhill. Said complaint shall be filed with the nuisance abatement supervisor. Upon the filing of two (2) complaints for violations within a six (6) month period on any particular place or premises, the nuisance abatement supervisor, or his/her designee, shall mail written notice of such complaints by certified mail with return receipt to the owner of the place or premises complained of at the owner's address as shown in the City of Lauderhill files. Said notice shall provide for the owner of the place or premises to contact the nuisance abatement supervisor, or his/her designee, within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice. This time period shall be allowed for the purpose of allowing the owner to take such good faith measures as are appropriate to abate the nuisance. The nuisance abatement supervisor, or his/her designee, may extend the fourteen (14) days of [allowing] the owner to institute or continue actions to abate the nuisance provided the actions are reasonable. In the event the owner fails to respond to notice of complaint or fails to take reasonable action to abate the nuisance, the nuisance abatement supervisor, or his/her designee, shall schedule a hearing on the complaint before the City of Lauderhill Code Enforcement Board in its ex officio capacity performing all of the duties of the public nuisance abatement board, and written notice of said hearing shall be by certified mail with return receipt to the owner of the premises and the complainant at least ten (10) days prior to the scheduled hearing.

The aforesaid notice of hearing shall include:

(a)

A statement of the time, place and nature of the hearing;

(b)

A statement of the legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;

(c)

A reference to the particular sections of the statutes and ordinances involved;

(d)

A short and plain statement summarizing the incidents complained of.

(Ord. No. 05O-11-208, § 1, 12-12-05; Ord. No. 08O-08-143, § 3, 9-8-08; Ord. No. 15O-04-113, § 3, 5-11-15)