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repairs, if any, and provide a reasonable time for compliance; <br /> and shall state that a motion for summary enforcement of the <br /> order will be made to the district court of the county in which <br /> the hazardous building or property is situated unless corrective <br /> action is taken, or unless an answer is filed within the time <br /> specified in section 463.18. <br /> Subd. 2. Service. The order shall be served upon the <br /> owner of record, or the owner's agent if an agent is in charge <br /> of the building or property, and upon the occupying tenant, if <br /> there is one, and upon all lien holders of record, in the manner <br /> provided for service of a summons in a civil action. If the <br /> owner cannot be found, the order shall be served upon the owner <br /> by posting it at the main entrance to the building or, if there <br /> is no building, in a conspicuous place on the property, and by <br /> four weeks' publication in the official newspaper of the <br /> municipality if it has one, otherwise in a legal newspaper in <br /> the county. <br /> Subd. 3. Filing. A copy of the order with proof of <br /> service shall be filed with the court administrator of district <br /> court of the county in which the hazardous building or property <br /> is located not less than five days prior to the filing of a <br /> motion pursuant to section 463.19 to enforce the order. At the <br /> time of filing such order the municipality shall file for record <br /> with the county recorder or registrar of titles a notice of the <br /> pendency of the proceeding, describing with reasonable certainty <br /> the lands affected and the nature of the order. If the <br /> proceeding be abandoned the municipality shall within ten days <br /> thereafter file with the county recorder a notice to that effect. <br /> HIST: 1965 c 393 s 3; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 <br /> art 1 s 82; 1989 c 328 art 6 s 9 <br /> 463.18 ANSWER. <br /> Within 20 days from the date of service, any person upon <br /> whom the order is served may serve an answer in the manner <br /> provided for the service of an answer in a civil action, <br /> specifically denying such facts in the order as are in dispute. <br /> HIST: 1965 c 393 s 4 <br /> 463.19 DEFAULT CASES. <br /> If no answer is served, the governing body may move the <br /> court for the enforcement of the order. If such a motion is <br /> made the court may, upon the presentation of such evidence as it <br /> may require, affirm or modify the order and enter judgment <br /> accordingly, fixing a time after which the governing body may <br /> proceed with the enforcement of the order. The court <br /> administrator shall cause a copy of the judgment to be mailed <br /> fprthwith to persons upon whom the original order was served. <br /> HIST: 1965 c 393 s 5; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82 <br /> 39 <br />