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official shall orenare a be filed in the records of the city's department of neighborhood F such report shall be issued to the property owner. The report shall description of conditions found and the nature and extent of the (d) If a building, wall or other structure is determined by the building official to be an unsafe structure, the code official shall issue a notice of unsafe structure to the owner of the unsafe building, wall or structure, as well as to any lienholder whose interest is of record in the land records of the Charlottesville Circuit Court. The notice shall give the owner and lienholder of record thirty (30) days in which to make the necessary repairs. Whenever possible, notice of an unsafe structure should also be given to the tenants. if anv. of the unsafe building. The notice of unsafe structure shall be given as follows: (1) To an individual who can be found within the city, by hand -delivering a copy of the notice to such person. Where hand -delivery is utilized the code official shall prepare an affidavit certifying the hand -delivery. If the person named in the notice cannot be found after a diligent search, then notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of such person and a coot/ of the notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the (2 ) To an individual under the age of eighteen years ("infant"), or who is otherwise legally incompetent, then notice shall be provided by hand -delivering a copy thereof to such person's parent, guardian or committee. If such parent, guardian or committee cannot be found after a diligent search, the notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of such parent, guardian or committee and a copy of the notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. If there be no guardian or committee, notice shall be given by delivering a copy thereof to any person found at the infant's or incompetent's usual place of abode who is a member of his or her family and who is sixteen (16) years of age or older. If such infant or incompetent resides at a residential or other treatment facility, adult care facility or nursing home, notice shall be given by delivering a copy to the officer or official who is in charge of such facility. If a family member or an officer or official cannot be located after reasonable efforts to do so, then a copy of the notice shall be posted at the front door of the infant's or incompetent's usual abode and a copy of the notice shall also be posted in a consnicuous nlace on the unsafe nremises. Compliance with the orocedure(s) set forth in this (3) To a corporation, bank, trust company, or other corporate or business entity, then notice shall be provided by hand -delivering a copy thereof to its president or other officer, director, manager, managing partner or agent thereof who is located in the city; or, if an individual cannot be found at the regular office or place of business in the city, by hand -delivering a copy to any employee thereof found at such office or place of business; or, if no such employee is found at such office or place of business, by leaving a copy of the notice posted at the front door of such office or place of business and sending a copy thereof by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the A known address of the corporate or nusim a conspicuous place on the unsafe premise ragraph shall be deemed the equivalent of with the procedure(s) set forth in this (4) To a person whose identity is unknown or who has no place of abode, office or place of business in the city, and if, after reasonable efforts, the city cannot locate a last known address for such person, notice shall be given by publishing a copy of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, once per week, for two successive weeks, in a newspaper having general circulation within the city. 13