§ 13-18. Notice to owner to remedy or remove condition—Generally.

(a)

Whenever any condition described in this article is found to exist on any premises within the city, and the City of Pearland intends to utilize the subsequent provisions of this article to correct or remove the condition and assess the costs against the premises, the city shall notify the owner of such premises, in writing, to correct, remedy or remove the condition within ten (10) days after such notice and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with such notice.

(b)

If the notice described in subsection (a) must be given two (2) times within a six-week period for any premises within the city, due to the reoccurrence thereon of a condition described in this article, then the owner of such premises shall be deemed to have notice of all subsequent reoccurrences of the same offensive condition upon the same premises for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of the said second notice, and no additional notices shall be necessary during that period for the city to provide before taking action to remedy the condition and assess the costs of such remedy against the premises.

(Ord. No. 176, § 2, 5-22-69; Ord. No. 633-2, § 1, 8-25-03; Ord. No. 633-4 , § 1, 4-27-15)

State law reference

Notice to remove insanitary, unsightly, etc., conditions, V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 342.006.