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21 <br /> ARTICLE XVII - MEtHODS OF SERVICE OF COMPLAINTS AND ORDERS <br /> 17 . 1 SERVICE. <br /> Complaints and orders issued by the Public Officer shall be <br /> served upon persons either personally or by registered or <br /> certified mail. <br /> 17 .2 AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED . <br /> If the whereabouts of the responsible owner/occupant is unknown <br /> after reasonable diligence, the Public Officer shall make an <br /> affidavit to that effect. <br /> 17 .3 PUBLIC NOTICE. <br /> After an affidavit has been provided in accordance to section <br /> 17 . 2 , the Public Officer shall publish notification in a <br /> newspaper having general circulation in the County. <br /> 17 .4 POSTING REQUIRED. <br /> Whenever service is made by publication and in according to <br /> section 17 . 2 and 17 . 3 , a notice of the pending proceedings shall <br /> be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the <br /> complaint or order. <br /> ARTICLE XVIII - VIOLATIONS : REMEDIES AND PENALTY <br /> 18. 1 NONCOMPLYING DWELLINGS. <br /> If the responsible owner or occupant of any dwelling fails to <br /> comply with an order issued by the Public Officer in which no <br /> appeal has been received, or fails to comply with an order from <br /> the Board of Adjustment following an appeal, the Public Officer <br /> may cause the dwelling �o be vacated and closed. <br /> It <br /> 18.2 NONCOMPLYING DWELLINGS POSTED. <br /> Pursuant to section 14 .2 , the Public Officer may cause to be <br /> posted on the main entrance of any dwelling so closed, a placard <br /> with the following words : "This building is unfit for human <br /> habitation. The use or occupancy of this dwelling for human <br /> habitation is prohibited and unlawful. Removal of this placard <br /> is prohibited and unlawful. " Penalties shall be determined in <br /> accordance to Section 18 .5 . <br /> 18 .3 VIOLATIONS. <br /> (a) The owner or occupant of any dwelling who fails to, with an <br /> order issued by the Public Officer or Housing Board of <br /> Appeals, pursuant to provisions of this ordinance and in <br />