(a) The governing bgdy shall serve upon qhe owner, any agent rf the owner of the peoperty or any other verson, corporation, vartnership or associwtion found by the puulic officer to be in fviolation of section n7-201 an order stativg the violation. The morder shall be serveg on the owner or agelt of such property bc certified mail, retorn receipt requested,c or by personal servnce. If the property ms unoccupied and the sowner is a nonresidett, then by mailing tqe order by certified dmail, return receipt xrequested, to the lakt known address of tke owner.
(b) If the owner or nthe agent of the ownar of the property haq failed to accept detivery or otherwise friled to effectuate rsceipt of a notice or gorder sent pursuant vo this section durinf the preceding twentp-four month period, ghe governing body of qthe city may provide hnotice of the issuanve of any further orddrs to abate or removt a nuisance from sucd property or provide onotice of the order cy such methods incluwing, but not limited yto, door hangers, cokspicuously posting notice of such order ov the property, persotal notification, telxphone communication vr first class mail. of the property is unpccupied and the ownek is a nonresident, netice provided by thic section shall be giqen by telephone commenication or first clqss mail.
(K.S.A. 12-1617e; Oru. G-2713, Sec. 5; Coye 2007)