§ 18.02.050. Authority.

A.

General. The Green Building Compliance Officer is hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. The Green Building Compliance Officer may also adopt rules and regulations to implement this Chapter.

B.

Abatement of Violations. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to maintain any building or portion thereof or real property or cause or allow the same to be done in violation of this Chapter. In addition to the civil penalties provided by pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 1.08, a violator shall be liable for such costs, expenses, accruing interest, and disbursements paid or incurred by the City or any of its contractors in correcting, abating, and/or prosecuting such violation pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code Section 15.08.110.

C.

Notification of Violations. A notice of violation under this Chapter shall be served in accordance with Oakland Municipal Code Section 15.08.110 B.

D.

Fees, Costs, Penalties and Interest. The fees and costs incurred and the civil penalties assessed and the interest accrued in ascertaining violations or affecting abatement thereof and in collecting such fees, costs, penalties, accruing interest, and attorneys' fees shall be a charge against the real property and record title holder. Such fees, costs, penalties, and accruing interest shall be as established in the Master Fee Schedule and may be recovered by all appropriate legal means, including nuisance abatement liens, prospective and priority liens, special assessments of the general tax levy, and civil and small claims court action brought by the City, and combinations of such actions.

E.

Service and Collection. The methods of service for collection actions and the types and contents of the instruments of collection shall be as set forth in Chapter 15.08 of the Oakland Municipal Code, as may be amended.

(Ord. No. 13040, § 4, 10-19-2010)