Part 3 — MONITORING AND REGISTRATION

a.

The Director shall be responsible for administering a program for identifying and monitoring the maintenance of all vacant properties in the City. The program shall be documented and regularly updated.

b.

If the subject property meets the neglected vacant property criteria established herein, the Director or designee shall send notice to require the owner of any vacant lot, vacant or unoccupied building, structure or parts thereof to register the property with the vacant property monitoring program within ten (10) calendar days of the date of notice to register.

c.

The owner of a neglected vacant property may appeal the Director or designee's decision to place the property, building or structure into the vacant property monitoring program within ten (10) days of the date of the notice.

d.

If the Director finds that a vacant property, which has been placed in the monitoring program, has not been in further violation of the provisions of this chapter for more than six (6) consecutive months, the director shall have the discretion to remove the property from the monitoring program.

e.

Property owner shall file a written statement of intent - Propose rehabilitation plan with timeline to return properties to productive use.

f.

Any change in the information provided pursuant to this section, including but not limited to a change in ownership, shall be filed with the director or designee within fifteen (15) days of the change.

a.

Within ten (10) calendar days of City's identification of any neglected vacant property, issuance of written notice, or owner's actual knowledge of any neglected vacant building or abandoned building, the owner of record shall file a completed Vacant Property Registration form, as provided by the Director, to the City of Hayward Code Enforcement Division.

b.

The registration form shall include information including but not limited to:

1.

The address of the vacant or property.

2.

The assessor parcel number of the real property where the vacant property, or structures thereon is located.

3.

The name, address, and telephone number of the owner. If a notice of default has been issued, the name, address, and phone number of the beneficiary or trustee on the deed of trust shall be included. In the case of a

corporation or out of area beneficiary or trustee, as defined below, the local property management company or agent responsible for the security, maintenance, and monitoring of the property shall be included.

4.

The date the property, building or structure became vacant.

c.

Any change in the information provided pursuant to this section, including but not limited to; a change in ownership, partnership, association, corporation, fiduciary or other legal entity that has registered a property under this article shall file a written statement with the Code Enforcement Division within fifteen (15) calendar days of the change.

d.

Properties subject to this article shall remain subject to the annual registration requirement, security and maintenance standards of this article as long as they remain vacant or unoccupied, unless removed from the monitoring program pursuant to Section 10-29.110(d).

SEC. 10-29.125 - INSPECTIONS.

a.

Each property owner, beneficiary and trustee, who holds a deed of trust on a property located within the city, shall perform an inspection of the property in question prior to recording a notice of default or similar instrument with the Alameda County clerk-recorder's office. If the property is found to be a neglected vacant property, as defined by the article, it is hereby deemed to be a neglected vacant property and must be registered pursuant to Section 10-29.120.

b.

The owner or responsible agent of the vacant property or any part thereof which is required to be registered in the vacant property monitoring program shall inspect or cause the inspection of such vacant , unoccupied building, structure or part thereof no less than once every thirty (30) days, unless otherwise determined by the Code Enforcement Division.

c.

Such owner or responsible agent shall keep or cause to be kept a written log of all inspections. The log shall contain the following information:

1.

The date and time of the inspection;

2.

The name and signature of the person performing the inspection;

3.

A notation of any problems or violation of this chapter or Municipal Code identified;

A detailed description of any corrective action performed to address any violation of this chapter or Municipal Code. A copy of the log shall be provided to the city upon request of the director.

d.

The duties/obligations specified in this section shall be joint and several among and between all property owners, trustees and beneficiaries and their respective agents.

The Annual Registration and Monitoring Fee pursuant to the City of Hayward Master Fee Schedule shall be set, from time to time, by resolution of the City Council. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the reasonable estimated cost of administering the provisions of this Chapter. The fee and registration shall be valid the calendar year and registration fee shall not be prorated.