18.10.070 Enforcement and Penalties.
A. It is a violation of this chapter for any seller of a covered building to fail to comply with the requirements of this chapter or to misrepresent any material fact in a document required to be prepared or disclosed by this chapter. Violation of this chapter is subject to the enforcement authority of BC Chapter 1.40, Civil Infractions. Violation is a Class A civil infraction subject to penalties, which include monetary fines.
B. Any seller of a covered building who does not comply with the provisions of this chapter will be subject to the following:
1. For a violation of this chapter, there will be a 15-day grace period where staff will notify the seller to come into compliance. If the notice of the violation is provided by mail, the 15-day grace period will begin three days after mailing the notice and seven days after mailing outside the State of Oregon.
2. After 15 days, the City will issue written notice of violation to the seller, describing the violation and steps required to comply, as further set forth in BC Chapter 1.40, Civil Infractions, which includes pre-citation procedures for voluntary compliance.
3. If the violation is not remedied within 30 days after issue of a notice of violation or as specified in the notice, the City may issue a citation and assess a civil penalty of up to $750.00. For every subsequent 45-day period during which the violation continues, the City may assess additional civil penalties of up to $750.00. [Ord. NS-2460 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022]