Notice to property owner to build, repair or clean.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 12-28-5
in effectSec. 12-28-5. - Notice to property owner to build, repair or clean.
A. Whenever it is made to appear to the city engineer, or his or her lawfully authorized representative, that there has been a failure on the part of the owner of property to build, repair, or keep clean and open for public passage any sidewalk or walkway abutting on or adjacent to such property, the city engineer, or his or her duly authorized deputy, shall give notice to such owner, or his or her duly authorized agent, of the failure of such owner to build, repair, or keep clean and open for public passage such sidewalk or walkway.
B. Such notice may be given either by personal service on the owner or his or her duly authorized agent, or by certified letter addressed to the last known place of residence of such owner, or his or her duly authorized agent, and proof of the mailing of such registered letter by the city engineer, or his or her duly authorized deputy, shall be a complete compliance with this provision.
C. In the cases of nonresident or unknown owners, a publication of the notice by one insertion in a daily newspaper published in the city shall be a complete compliance with the provisions of this section as to notice.
D. The notice in each case shall specify what is required of the owner with respect to the sidewalk. The notice shall advise the owner that unless the requirement is carried out within 30 days of the date of service, mailing or publication of the notice, the necessary work will be done by the city at the expense of the owner.
(Code 1967, § 36-99; Code 1985, § 34-156; Ord. No. 894, § 1, 4-6-1971; Ord. No. 3590, § 1(12), 9-2-1986)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT12STSIPUPL_CH12-28SICOMA_S12-28-5NOPROWBURECLFetched: 10/28/2026