§ 36-20. Service and filing of notice to repair or demolish.  


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  • A. 
    A copy of said notice to repair or demolish shall be personally served upon the owner, as defined in § 36-9 of this chapter, or upon one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees or other person or entity having a vested or contingent interest in the premises as shown from the tax and/or deed records or from the records of the Monroe County Clerk's office.
    B. 
    If no such person can be reasonably found for personal service, then a copy of said notice to repair or demolish shall be mailed to such person by registered mail addressed to his/her last known address and by personally serving a copy of said notice to repair or demolish upon person(s), if any, occupying said premises, and by also securely and visibly posting a copy of said notice to repair or demolish upon said building.
    C. 
    A copy of said notice to repair or demolish shall be filed in the Monroe County Clerk's office, which shall be filed in the same manner as a notice of pendency pursuant to Article 65 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and shall have the same effect as a notice of pendency as therein provided. A notice to repair or demolish which is so filed shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of filing, subject to being vacated upon order of a judge or justice of a court of record or upon the written consent of the Village Attorney of the Village of Brockport. Upon the presentation and filing of a certified copy of such order or such consent, the Monroe County Clerk's office shall mark such notice to repair or demolish and any record or docket thereof as cancelled of record.