<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3.5-45. - Failure to comply with order.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">In personam remedy.</span> If the owner of any deteriorated dwelling or dwelling unit shall fail to comply with
               an order of the officer to repair, alter, or improve or to vacate and close the same
               within the time specified therein, or if the owner of a dilapidated dwelling or dwelling
               unit shall fail to comply with an order of the officer to repair, alter or improve
               or to vacate and close and remove or demolish the same within the time specified therein,
               the officer shall submit to the board of commissioners at its next regular meeting
               a resolution directing the county attorney to petition the superior court for an order
               directing such owner to comply with the order of the officer, as authorized by G.S.
               Â§ 160A-446(g).
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">In rem remedy.</span> After failure of an owner of a deteriorated or dilapidated dwelling or dwelling unit
               to comply with an order of the officer within the time specified therein, if injunctive
               relief has not been sought or has not been granted as provided in the preceding paragraph
               (a), the officer shall submit to the board of commissioners an ordinance ordering
               the officer to cause such dwelling or dwelling unit to be repaired, altered, improved,
               vacated, closed, removed or demolished, as provided in the original order of the officer,
               and pending removal or demolition, to place a placard on such dwelling as provided
               by G.S. Â§ 160A-443 and section 3.5-48 of this article.
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               (Ord. of 5-2-00, Â§ 3.5-46)
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