Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 16. BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION |
Chapter 16.24. PROPERTY STANDARDS |
Article IV. Emergency Circumstances |
§ 16.24.260. Emergency repairs.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, whenever, in the opinion of the director, there is imminent danger due to an unsafe condition, the director may order that emergency repairs be made and may cause such other action to be taken as the director deems necessary to meet such emergency and render such building or structure temporarily safe, whether or not the legal procedures herein described have been instituted. The order requiring emergency repairs shall notify the recipient of the right to appeal the decision of the director within twenty days after the completing of the required emergency repairs. For the purposes of this article, the director shall employ the necessary labor and materials to perform the required work as expeditiously as possible.
(Ord. BL2001-585 § 1 (part), 2001)