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/liß -3- (d) If a building is found to be an unsafe building, the judge will order that the building be vacated, secured, repaired or demolished. (e) The Judge shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee of the building to within 30 days: ,'- (1) secure the building from unauthorized entry; or (2) repair, remove, or demolish the building, unless the owner or lienholder establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be performed within 30 days. (f) If the Judge allows the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee more than 30 days to repair, remove, or demolish the building, the Judge shall establish specific time schedules for the commencement and performance of the work and shall require the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee to secure the property ln a reasonable manner from unauthorized entry while the work is being performed. . (g) The Judge may not allow the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee more than 90 days to repair, remove, or demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply with the order unless the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee: (1) submits a detailed plan and time schedule for the work at the hearing; and, (2) establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be completed within 90 days because of the. scope and complexity of the work. (h) If the Judge allows the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee more than 90 days to complete any part of the work required to repair, remove, or demolish the building, the Judge shall require the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee to regularly submit progress reports to the city to demonstrate that the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee has complied with the time schedules established for commencement and performance of the work. The order may require that the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee appear before the Judge of the Municipal Court or the Judge's designee. (i) A copy of the order shall be given to the owner of the property in a manner described in section 5-103 (d) above. (j) If the owner fails to take the ordered action within the allotted time, the city shall promptly mail by certified ma ii, return receipt requested, a copy of the order to any lienholder or mortgagee of the ,building. (k) Within 10 days after the date the order is issued, the city shall: (1) file a copy of the order in the city Secretary's Office; and, (2) publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of San Marcos a notice containing: (A) the street address or legal description of the property;