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105.4 Material and equipment reuse. Materials, equipment and devices shall not be reused unless such elements are in good repair or have been reconditioned and tested when neces- sary, placed in good and proper working condition and ap- proved. SECTION 106 VIOLATIONS 106.1 Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for a person, firm or corporation to be in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this code. 106.2 Notice of violation. The code official shall serve a notice of violation or order in accordance with Section 107. 106.3 Prosecution of violation. Any person failing to comply with a notice of violation or order served in accordance with Section 107 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and the violation shall be deemed a strict liability offense. If the notice of violation is not complied with, the code official shall insti- tute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to require the removal or ter- mination of the unlawful occupancy of the structure in viola- tion of the provisions of this code or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto. Any action taken by the authority hav- ing jurisdiction on such premises shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate. 106.4 Violation penalties. Any person who shall violate a pro- vision of this code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, shall be prosecuted within the limits provided by state or local laws. Each day that a violation con- tinues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a sepa- rate offense. 106.5 Abatement of violation. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the legal officer of the ju- risdiction from instituting appropriate action to restrain, cor- rect or abate a violation, onto prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to stop an illegal act, con- duct, business or utilization of the building, structure or pre- mises. SECTION 107 NOTICES AND ORDERS 107.1 Notice to person responsible. Whenever the code offi- cial determines that there has been a violation of this code or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in Sections 107.2 and 107.3 to the person responsible for the violation as specified in this code. Notices for condemnation procedures shall also comply with Section 108.3. 107.2 Form. Such notice prescribed in Section 107.1 shall be in accordance with all of the following: 1. Be in writing. 2003 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE@ ADMINISTRATIOt 8 2. Include a description of the real estate sufficient for iden- tification. 3. Include a statement of the violation or violations and why the notice is being issued. 4. Include a correction order allowing a reasonable time to make the repairs and improvements required to bring the dwelling unit or structure into compliance with the pro- visions of this code. 5. Inform the property owner of the right to appeal. 6. Include a statement of the right to file a lien in accor- dance with Section 106.3. 107.3 Method of service. Such notice shall be deemed to be Properly served if a copy thereof is: 1. Delivered personally; 2. Sent by certified or fast -class mail addressed to the last known address; or 3. If the notice is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice. 107.4 Penalties. Penalties for noncompliance with orders and notices shall be as set forth in Section 106.4. 107.5 Transfer of ownership. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit or structure who has received a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation has been served to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such dwelling unit or structure to another until the provisions of the compliance order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until such owner shall first furnish the grantee, trans- feree, mortgagee or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the code official and shall fur- nish to the code official a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance order or notice of violation. SECTION 108 UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT 108.1 General. When a structure or equipment is found by the code official to be unsafe, or when a structure is found unfit for human occupancy, or is found unlawful, such structure shall be condemned pursuant to the provisions of this code. 108.1.1 Unsafe structures. An unsafe structure is one that is found to be dangerous to the life, health, property or safety of the public or the occupants of the structure by not provid- ing minimum safeguards to protect or wam occupants in the event of fire, or because such structure contains unsafe equipment or is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structur- ally unsafe or of such faulty construction or unstable foun- dation, that partial or complete collapse is possible.