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HOOK ACE 674 (b) Notify the owner or party of interest of the inspector's determination that the dwelling or dwelling unit is unfit for human habitation, and poses an imminent threat of bodily harm to occupants or persons upon the premises, and that such condition is a violation of this article. (3) The notice shall be in writing and served in accordance with Section 4-83 and shall state: (a) The particular condition found to pose a serious threat of bodily injury and that the condition is both a criminal and civil violation of this article. (b) The specific correction to be made. (c) The date of the initial violation as the date of receipt of the notice. (d) The date not later than which the correction is to be made. (e) The failure to correct the condition within the time prescribed in the notice is prima facie proof of the initial violation. (f) 'That each day's willful failure to correct the condition subsequent to the date prescribed in the notice for correction is a separate and distinct violation of this article. (4) The Inspector shall prescribe a reasonable time for the correction of the condition found to pose a serious threat of bodily harm, however, that period shall not be less than seventy-two (72) hours. (5) A copy of Section 4-86 shall accompany the notice. (E) Enforcement: (1) Violation of this section subjects the owner or party in interest to a civil penalty of fifty dollars (S50.00) per day, subsequent to the date of receipt of the notice of violation, for each day and every day the condition remains uncorrected; not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). The penalty shall be payable to Lee County and shall be paid at the Lee County Inspection Department, Old Courthouse, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Failure of the owner or party in interest to pay the penalty within twelve (12) days afier receipt of the notice shall result in the initiation of a civil action by the county to recover the penalty for the benefit of the county. (2) The criminal penalties and equitable remedies provided in Section 4-85 are applicable to this section in addition to the civil penalty above. These means of enforcement are cumulative, and not exclusive, and may be independently pursued against the same person for the activity constituting a violation of this section. NORTH CAROLNA; I EF COUNTYX4i Pr!e d for registration on the l day 0 20, 03 at ~s3 OA~mr'/P'M' recorded in Book Page Nellie W. Thomas, Register of Deeds 21