A. The City Manager or designee, may designate residential rental property as slum property consistent with and pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. § 33-1901 et seq., as and if amended.

B. Notice of slum property designation shall be provided to all owners and lienholders of the affected property by delivery in hand or mailed certified mail return receipt requested to the addresses listed of record for the property. Such notice shall inform of the designation, the reason or reasons for the designation, and the procedure to appeal the designation. The effective date of the notice of slum property designation shall be the date of the designation.

C. The City may record a notice of slum property designation with the County Recorder. A recorded notice shall run with the land. Failure to record a notice shall not affect the validity of the notice as to persons who receive the notice.

D. The slum property designation shall be removed and a notice of removal of the slum property designation shall be recorded with the County Recorder when the conditions and violations that formed the basis of the designation have been corrected, as determined by the City or by the Court. (Ord. No. G-4266, § 12, 2000; Ord. No. G-5353, § 10, 2009)