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  3. Article 11.9. Nonresidential Building or Structure Code

Sec. 11.9.15. Ejectment

If any occupant fails to comply with an order to vacate a nonresidential building or structure, a civil action may be filed in the name of the City to remove the occupant. The action to vacate shall be in the nature of summary ejectment and shall be commenced by filing a complaint naming as the defendant any person occupying the nonresidential building or structure. The Clerk of Superior Court shall issue a summons requiring the defendant to appear before a magistrate at a certain time, date, and place not to exceed 10 days from the issuance of the summons to answer the complaint. The summons and complaint shall be served as provided in G.S. 42-29. The summons shall be returned according to its tenor, and if on its return it appears to have been duly served and if at the hearing the code enforcement coordinator or officer produces a certified copy of an ordinance adopted by the City Council pursuant to G.S. 160D-1129(f) and this UDO to vacate the occupied nonresidential building or structure, the magistrate shall enter judgment ordering that the premises be vacated and all persons be removed. The judgment ordering that the nonresidential building or structure be vacated shall be enforced in the same manner as the judgment for summary ejectment entered under G.S. 42-30. An appeal from any judgment entered under this subsection by the magistrate may be taken as provided in G.S. 7A-228, and the execution of the judgment may be stayed as provided in G.S. 7A-227. An action to remove an occupant of a nonresidential building or structure who is a tenant of the owner may not be in the nature of a summary ejectment proceeding pursuant to this subsection unless the occupant was served with notice, at least 30 days before the filing of the summary ejectment proceeding, that the City Council has ordered the code enforcement coordinator or officer to proceed to exercise his duties under G.S. §160D-1129(f) and this UDO to vacate and close or remove and demolish the nonresidential building or structure.

Book traversal links for Sec. 11.9.15. Ejectment

  • Sec. 11.9.14. Costs, a Lien on Premises
  • Sec. 11.9.16. Filing of Ordinances
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UDO Chapters

  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  • CHAPTER 2. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 3. MIXED USE DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 5. OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER 6. USE REGULATIONS
  • CHAPTER 7. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 8. SUBDIVISION & SITE PLAN STANDARDS
  • CHAPTER 9. NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION
  • CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 11. BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
  • CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS
  • HISTORY TABLE
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  • Article 11.1. Adoption of Codes by Reference
  • Article 11.2. Development Services Department
  • Article 11.3. Examining Boards & Licensing
  • Article 11.4. Enforcement Provisions
  • Article 11.5. Unsafe Buildings
  • Article 11.6. Housing Code
  • Article 11.7. Manufactured Homes
  • Article 11.8. Demolition by Neglect of Historic Landmarks and Structures Within Historic Overlay Districts
  • Article 11.9. Nonresidential Building or Structure Code
    • Sec. 11.9.1. Title
    • Sec. 11.9.2. Purpose
    • Sec. 11.9.3. Definitions
    • Sec. 11.9.4. Applicability and Compliance
    • Sec. 11.9.5. Maintenance Standards for Nonresidential Buildings and Structures
    • Sec. 11.9.6. Duties and Powers of Code Enforcement Coordinator or Officer
    • Sec. 11.9.7. Inspections
    • Sec. 11.9.8. Procedure for Enforcement
    • Sec. 11.9.9. Limitations on Orders and Ordinances—Historic Landmark or Historic District
    • Sec. 11.9.10. Limitations on Orders and Ordinances—Vacant Manufacturing Facility or Vacant Industrial Warehouse
    • Sec. 11.9.11. Vacated and Closed Nonresidential Buildings or Structures
    • Sec. 11.9.12. Methods of Service of Complaints and Orders
    • Sec. 11.9.13. In Rem Action by The Code Enforcement Coordinator or Officer
    • Sec. 11.9.14. Costs, a Lien on Premises
    • Sec. 11.9.15. Ejectment
    • Sec. 11.9.16. Filing of Ordinances
    • Sec. 11.9.17. Alternative Remedies
    • Sec. 11.9.18. Board of Adjustment to Hear Appeals
    • Sec. 11.9.19. Temporary Injunction Remedy for Aggrieved Person
    • Sec. 11.9.20. Conflict With Other Provisions
    • Sec. 11.9.21. Violations; Penalty

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