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premises or facilities. The notice shall contain the grounds relied upon
in declaring the same as public nuisance.
2. Upon receipt of the notice, the owner, administrator, occupant or
other person responsible for the condition of the building, structure and
their premises or facilities shall cause the immediate abatement of the
hazard therein specified within the following periods:
a. If the assessed value of the nuisance or the amount to be spent in
abating the same is not more than one hundred thousand pesos
(PhP100,000.00), the owner, administrator or occupant thereof shall
abate the hazard within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the order
declaring said building or structure a public nuisance; or
b. If the assessed value is more than one hundred thousand pesos
(PhP 100,000.00), the owner, administrator or occupant thereof
shall abate the hazard within thirty (30) days from receipt of the
order declaring said building or structure a public nuisance;
3. Failure to comply within five (5) days from the receipt of the notice
shall cause the Chief, BFP to put up a sign in front of the building or
structure, at or near the entrance of such premises, notifying the public
that such building or structure is a "FIRETRAP", which shall remain
posted until the owner, administrator, occupant or other person
responsible for the condition of the building, structure and their
premises or facilities abate the same within the specified period.
4. Failure of the owner, administrator, occupant or other person
responsible for the condition of the building, structure and their
premises or facilities to abate the same, shall constrain the BFP to
employ all corrective measures undertaken to abate hazards which
shall include but not limited to remodeling, repairing, strengthening,
reconstructing, removal and demolition, either partial or total, of the
building or structure.
SECTION 13.0.0.6
PERIOD FOR CORRECTING VIOLATIONS
A. Immediately or within twenty four (24) hours
1. Obstructing or blocking the exit ways or access to building clearly
marked for fire safety purposes, such as, but not limited to aisles in
interior rooms, any part of stairways, hallways, corridors, vestibules,
balconies or bridges leading to a stairway or exit of any kind, or
tolerating or allowing said violations;
2. Prevention, interference or obstruction of any operation of the BFP, or
of duly organized and authorized fire brigades.
3. Obstructing designated fire lanes or access to fire hydrant.
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