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Timestamp: 2018-09-19 09:07:02
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44', '§ 44']

Town of Amenia, NY Buildings, Unsafe
§ 44-2 Title.
§ 44-4 Investigation and report.
§ 44-5 Determination of unsafe condition.
§ 44-6 Contents of notice.
§ 44-7 Service of notice.
§ 44-8 Copy of notice to be filed.
§ 44-9 Refusal to comply.
§ 44-10 Assessment of expenses.
§ 44-11 Emergencies.
§ 44-12 Chapter to be codified.
Chapter 44: Buildings, Unsafe
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Amenia 6-20-1985 by L.L No. 2-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire Prevention and Building Code administration — See Ch. 63.
Chapter 44 : Buildings, Unsafe
Unsafe buildings pose a threat to life and property in the Town of Amenia. Buildings and structures may become unsafe by reason of damage by fire, the elements, age or general deterioration. Vacant buildings not properly secured at doorways and windows also serve as an attractive nuisance for young children who may be injured therein, as well as a point of congregation by vagrants and transients. A dilapidated building may also serve as a place of rodent infestation, thereby creating a health menace to the community. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the safety, health, protection and general welfare of persons and property in the Town of Amenia by requiring that such unsafe buildings be repaired or demolished and removed.
This chapter shall be known as the "Unsafe Buildings Law of the Town of Amenia."
The Building Inspector of the Town of Amenia or such other person appointed by the Town Board to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
When, in his own opinion or upon receipt of information that a building is or may become dangerous or unsafe to the general public; is open at the doorways and windows making it accessible to and an object of attraction to minors under 18 years of age, as well as to vagrants and other trespassers; is or may become a place of rodent infestation; presents any other danger to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public; or is unfit for the purposes for which it may lawfully be used, the Building Inspector shall cause or make an inspection thereof and report, in writing, to the Town Board his findings and recommendations in regard to its repair or demolition and removal.
The Town Board shall thereafter consider such report and, by resolution, determine, if in its opinion the report so warrants, that such building is unsafe and dangerous and order its repair, if the same can be safely repaired, or its demolition and removal and further order that a notice be served upon the persons and in the manner provided herein.
By personal service of a copy thereof upon the owner, executor, administrator, agent, lessee or any person having a vested or contingent interest in such unsafe building as shown by the records of the Receiver of Taxes (or Tax Collector) or of the County Clerk or, if no such person can be reasonably found, by mailing such owner by registered mail a copy of such notice directed to his last known address as shown by the above records;
In the event of the refusal or neglect of the person so notified to comply with said order of the Town Board and after the hearing, the Town Board shall provide for the demolition and removal of such building or structure either by town employees or by contract. Except in an emergency as provided in § 44-11 hereof, any contract for demolition and removal of a building in excess of $5,000 shall be awarded through competitive bidding.
Where it reasonably appears that there is present a clear and imminent danger to the life, safety or health of any person or property unless an unsafe building is immediately repaired and secured or demolished, the Town Board may, by resolution, authorize the Building Inspector to immediately cause the repair or demolition of such unsafe building. The expenses of such repair or demolition shall be a charge against the land on which it is located and shall be assessed, levied and collected as provided in § 44-10 hereof.
It is the intention of the Town Board that this chapter shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Amenia, New York.