What happens when someone refuse to comply with the codes?
If no action is taken to clear the violations by the compliance deadline in the Notice of Violation letter, Code Enforcement fees will be levied, a Notice of Violation will be recorded at the Monterey County Recorders office, and a Citation letter will be mailed to the property owner which may result in the issuance of an infraction citation. Severe health, life, and safety hazardous or environmentally sensitive violations may be subject to a more stringent enforcement action on a case by case basis.
A Compliance Order will be mailed to the property owner and/or tenants notifying them of the infraction. If no action is taken to clear the violations by the deadline in the Compliance Order then a hearing will be scheduled before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and administrative fines may be levied along with administrative penalties including possible jail time. Orders decided by the County Hearing Officer (ALJ) will be recorded at the Monterey County Recorders office. Severe health, life, and safety hazardous or environmentally sensitive violations may be subject to a more stringent enforcement action on a case by case basis as will repeat offenders.
