Notice to owner; appeal.
Columbus City Codes § 4109.02
in effect4109.02 - Notice to owner; appeal.
The building official shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as or believed to be an unsafe building as defined in C.C. 4109.01. The building official shall give written notice to the owner or owners of record, including any purchasers under a recorded land contract and to the persons occupying said building if they are not the owners thereof. The written notice shall specifically state the defects that cause the building to be unsafe and shall state that the work shall commence within 30 days and continue work, either to complete the specified repairs or improvements or to demolish and remove the building or structure, or portion thereof, leaving the premises in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition such condition being subject to the approval of the building official; excepting that in cases of emergency making immediate repairs necessary, the building official may order the changes or demolition to be made within a shorter period. The notice shall also require the building or portion thereof to be vacated forthwith by the occupants thereof.
A person receiving the order or notice provided for herein, may appeal therefrom to the building commission within 30 days of the date of said order or notice, except that in case of a building, which in the opinion of the building official is unsafe and constitutes an emergency condition, the building official may in the order or notice limit the time for such appeal to a shorter period, which period shall be not less than 15 days from the date of the notice or order provided for herein.
(Ord. 2121-94; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4109UNBUCO_4109.02NOOWAPFetched: 10/27/2026