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• Sec. 5-44. Owner options upon condemnation. Upon condemnation, an owner may choose any one of the following options: (a) Remove the building, wall or other structure and restore the premises to a safe and sanitary condition; or (b) Restore the condemned building, wall or other structure to a condition fit for human use or occupancy, as applicable, in accordance with the standards established in this chapter; or (c) If the building, wall or other structure is not in danger of structural collapse, as determined by the enforcing officer, secure it against unauthorized entry or use according to instructions of the enforcing officer and keep it so secured and free of any violations of this chapter. This option is not available if the building, wall or other structure is in danger of structural collapse, as determined by the enforcing officer. Sec. 5-45. Removal or restoration of condemned buildings. (a) If the owner of a condemned building, wall or other structure does not comply with the enforcing officer's final • order or the decision of the Building Code Board of Appeals affirming or modifying such order, the enforcing officer may request that the city attorney institute the necessary court proceeding in the name of the city to have such building, wall or other structure declared unfit for human use or habitation and a menace to health and safety, and to obtain a suitable order from the circuit court against the owner requiring such building, wall or other structure to be removed or restored to a condition fit for human use or habitation, as applicable, within a specified time in accordance with the standards established in this chapter. (b) In the event of such court proceeding initiated by the city, the enforcing officer's final order or, if applicable, the decision of the Building Code Board of Appeals affirming or modifying such order, shall be prima facie evidence that such building, wall or other structure is unfit for human use or habitation and is a menace to health and safety. The burden shall be upon the owner to prove otherwise by clear and convincing evidence. (c) If the city must seek a court order to obtain com- pliance with the enforcing officer's final order of condemnation or, if applicable, the decision of the Building Code Board of Appeals affirming or modifying such order, then the court, if it finds the building, wall or other structure to be unfit for human • use or habitation and a menace to health and safety, shall order E