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Title 17 — BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION›Chapter 17.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

San Jose Municipal Code Part 6 Joint or Common Ownership

San Jose Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · San Jose

Cite as: San Jose Municipal Code Part 6 · Text as of 2026-10-04

17.02.500 - Joint or common ownership.

Whenever property, which is the subject of nuisance abatement pursuant to Chapter 17.02, is jointly owned, owned as common property or is otherwise subject to multiple ownership whether in fee or as an easement, the owners of the property shall be jointly and severally liable for the nuisance. The city may apportion each owner's liability in reasonable proportion to each individual's ownership interest in the subject property.

(Ord. 23832.)

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