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(4) Lis pendens authorized The city attorney may file a notice of lis pendens in the office of the county clerk regarding such action. If the City files such notice, a subsequent purchaser or mortgagee who acquires an interest in the noncompliant property takes the property subject to the enforcement proceeding of the City and subsequent orders of the court. (e) Buildings or structures secured by the city. For any building or structure which the City itself secures in accordance with this article, following such securing of said building or sh-ucture, the City shall undertake the following procedure: (1) Before the 1 lth ealendar 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 calendar day period:in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the building or sh-ucture 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. Page 17 of 24