§ 94.3. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR FORECLOSED PROPERTIES.

(a) It shall be unlawful to maintain a foreclosed property in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance.

(b) Maintaining a foreclosed property in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance shall be considered an aggravating factor in fashioning civil penalties and/or injunctive relief pursuant to state or local law, including California Civil Code Sections 3479-3480, California Code of Civil Procedure Section 731, Health and Safety Code Sections 11570 et seq. and 17910 et seq., and the San Francisco Municipal Code.

(c) Persons who own ten or more foreclosed properties shall be liable for an increased penalty of up to three times (treble) the amount of any civil penalty assessed by a court of competent jurisdiction for maintaining a foreclosed property in a manner that constitutes a public nuisance. In these circumstances, a court may treble any award of civil penalties authorized by applicable provisions of state and local law including but not limited to the following:

(1) San Francisco Administrative Code

(2) San Francisco Building Code

(3) San Francisco Electrical Code

(4) San Francisco Fire Code

(5) San Francisco Health Code

(6) San Francisco Housing Code

(7) San Francisco Mechanical Code

(8) San Francisco Planning Code

(9) San Francisco Plumbing Code

(10) San Francisco Public Works Code.

(d) Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted as restricting or otherwise limiting the enforcement authority that state law or the Charter or Municipal Code vests in the City, its agencies, officers or employees or any state agency.

(Added by Ord. , File No. 120318, App. 10/9/2012, Eff. 11/8/2012; amended by Ord. , File No. 140226, App. 5/28/2014, Eff. 6/27/2014)