§ 116-6. Complaints; warning notice.

A. 

Any individual, civic organization or agency or department of the Town of Newtown may file a complaint of a violation of this chapter with the Anti-Blight Enforcement Officer.

B. 

If the Anti-Blight Enforcement Officer has reason to believe that any person or persons has violated the provisions of this chapter, the Anti-Blight Enforcement Officer shall serve a notice of such violation on the owner/occupants of the subject property (the "warning notice").

C. 

The Warning Notice shall include the following:

(1) 

A description of the subject property sufficient for identification;

(2) 

A description of the violation alleged to exist and requested remedial action as determined by the Anti-Blight Enforcement Officer;

(3) 

An order requiring the remedial action to be taken within a period of not more than 60 days of the notice, unless otherwise cited in the warning notice or decided by the Anti-Blight Enforcement Officer;

(4) 

A statement that the amount of fines, penalties, costs and fees to be imposed for noncompliance shall apply for each infraction per day after the deadline in the warning notice in the amount of $100, and that the owner/occupants will be responsible for administration costs, including but not limited to attorney's fees, as permitted by law.

D. 

A copy of the warning notice shall be recorded in the land records of the Town of Newtown, and any subsequent purchaser of the property shall be subject to such warning notice.

E. 

The warning notice shall be sufficient if delivered personally upon the owner/occupants, sent by both regular and certified mail return, receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner/occupants, or posted in a conspicuous place in or about the property affected by the warning notice.