Wheaton |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 58. STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES |
Article VII. ABANDONED TENANT PROPERTY/LANDLORD LIABILITY |
§ 58-222. Landlord responsible for removal of abandoned tenant property on or about the right-of-way.
Any landlord who by order of court or by other means causes tenant property to be placed on or about the right-of-way shall be responsible for the removal of abandoned tenant property from the right-of-way within 48 hours of its placement on or about the right-of-way. If the abandoned tenant property is not removed by the landlord from the public right-of-way within 48 hours of its placement, it may be removed by the city. If the city removes abandoned tenant property from a public right-of-way, the landlord causing the placement of the property on the public right-of-way shall be obligated to reimburse the city for any and all costs and expenses incurred by the city in consequence of the city's removal and/or storage of abandoned tenant property.
(Code 1996, § 58-222; Ord. No. F-0009, § 1, 2-20-1996)