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(1) Before the l lth day after the date the building is secured, the City shall give notice to the owner of said property by: a. Personally serving the owner with written notice; b. Depositing the notice in the U.S. mail addressed to the owner at the owner's post office address; c. Publishing the notice at least twice within a ten day period in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the building or structure is located if personal service cannot be obtained and the owner's post office address is unknown; or d. Posting the notice on or near the front door of the building if personal service cannotbe obtained and the owner's postoffice address is unknown. (2) The notice must contain: a. An identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the building or shucture and the property on which it is located; b. A description of the violation of this article that is present on the premises; c. A statement that the City will secure, or has secured, as the case may be, the building or other structure; and d. An explanation of the owner's entitlement to request a hearing before the building and standards commission about any matter relating to the City's securing of the building. (3) The City shall conduct a hearing before the building and standards commission at which the owner may testify or present witnesses or written information about any matter relating to the City's securing of the building if, within 30 days after the date the City secures the building, the owner files with the City Clerk a written request for the hearing. The City shall conduct a hearing within 20 days after the date the request is filed. (4) The City has the same authority to assess expenses under this section as it has to assess expenses under section 7-50 herein. A lien in the amount of such expenses is created under this section in the same Page 17 of 23