Removing bulky waste after a city notice

(a) The failure of any owner or association of apartment owners to properly dispose of or remove bulky wastes within seven days after written notice shall constitute a public nuisance. Any person responsible for noncompliance with § 42-1.4 (d) shall be liable to the city for the cost of removing such bulky wastes. (1) Upon the failure, neglect, or refusal of any owner or association of apartment owners so notified to properly dispose of or remove bulky wastes within seven days after receipt of written notice or within seven days after the date of such notice in the event the same is returned to the city because of an inability to make delivery thereof, provided the same is properly addressed to the last known address of such owner or association of apartment owners, the director is authorized and empowered to dispose of such bulky wastes or to order its disposal by the city. The director or the director’s authorized representative, including any contractor with whom the director contracts under this section and assistants, employees or agents of such contractor are authorized to remove bulky wastes on the street or sidewalk fronting the property of the owner or association of apartment owners. (2) When the city has effected the removal of bulky wastes or has paid for their removal upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner or association of apartment owners so notified to properly dispose or remove bulky wastes, the owner or association of apartment owners shall be billed by mail and charged the actual cost incurred by the city, plus any administrative expenses associated with the removal of the bulky wastes. The bill shall apprise the owner or association of apartment owners that failure to pay the bill within 30 days after the bill has been mailed for payment will result in a lien being placed upon the property as authorized by HRS § 46-1.5. Interest at the rate of 8 percent per year shall accrue on any unpaid balance from the 31st day after the bill has been mailed to the owner or association of apartment owners. (3) The director shall cause to be kept in the department a permanent record containing: (A) A description of each parcel of the property for which a notice to remove bulky wastes has been given under this subsection; (B) The name of the owner or association of apartment owners if known; (C) The date on which such notice was mailed and posted; (D) The fee for removing the bulky wastes; and (E) A brief summary of the work performed. (b) All moneys collected under this section shall be deposited into the solid waste special fund.