Lenox, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 96 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 96-14

A. In the event that any owner of any occupied or unoccupied lot or piece of land or any part thereof within the Town of Lenox shall fail to maintain or repair the same as required by this article and/or by Town ordinance, such owner may, in addition to or in lieu of other remedies, be served an abatement notice by certified mail to his or her last known address or place of residence, if known, and, if not known, then to the address shown upon the records of the Town Assessor's office for the mailing of tax bills. In the case of a corporate owner, the notice shall be sent to the agent or a principal of the corporation as shown in the records of the Town Assessor's office or, if not so shown, then to the address shown upon the records of the Town Assessor for the mailing of tax bills and, if not so shown, then to the Secretary of State designated as agent for the service of process in the State of New York. B. The abatement notice shall specify the provisions of the article and/or Town ordinance deemed to have been violated, require the owner to correct the condition within 10 days, and provide that if the owner fails to do so, the Town of Lenox shall cause the required work or repair to be made and assess a lien against the property for the cost of the work or repair together with an additional ten-percent administrative fee for costs of inspection and other incidental costs associated with abating the condition. The notice shall advise the owner of the right to a hearing, obtained by written request to the Town of Lenox Town Board within the time specified for compliance by the notice. The notice shall specify the provisions of the article and/or Town ordinance deemed to have been violated and the right to a hearing obtained by written request to the Town Clerk within 10 days of the date of the notice. If the Town or its authorized agent determines that an immediate emergency exists, the Town may undertake or cause to be undertaken such work or repair prior to the expiration of the ten-day notice period. (1) A violation of § 60-3A shall be corrected within 10 days of the first service of notice. Future violations of § 60-3A, in the same growing season, shall be corrected immediately. C. Should such owner fail to comply with the abatement notice, the Town may cause the work or repair to be made by entering contracts therefor and making payment out of available funds, except that, if the Town determines that an emergency exists, the Building Official may order the work or repair to be made by or on behalf of the Town. The Town shall keep records of the cost of such work. D. Should the work or repair be performed by or on behalf of the Town after notice has been given pursuant to this article and the owner's time for compliance has run out, the Town of Lenox shall advise the owner, in writing, of the cost of such work or repair, together with an additional 10% for the administrative fee for costs of inspection and other incidental costs associated with abating the condition, and subsequent thereto, the owner shall have the right to request a hearing to challenge the cost of such work or repair within 10 days of said notice. The cost of the work or repair as finally determined together with the administrative fee and all incidental costs shall be assessed as a lien against the affected property. Notice shall be given to the Town Clerk specifying the property affected by lot and block numbers as the same appear on the Official Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Lenox, together with the costs incurred in undertaking such work or repair together with an additional ten-percent administrative fee for costs of inspection and other incidental costs associated with abating the condition, and from the hour of filing, the amount of the charges specified in said notice to the Town Clerk shall be a lien upon the property affected thereby. A copy of this notice shall be served by certified mail upon the owner of the affected property, in the manner specified in Subsection A above. The costs specified, if not paid by or on behalf of the owner within 30 days of notice, shall be added to and collected with the subsequent Town property tax levy, and shall bear interest and be enforced as provided by law for other Town taxes. E. No action for damages may be maintained against the Town or its agents by reason of its failure to comply with any of the provisions of this section.