Under Local Regulation on Sanitation, if personal service cannot be obtained or the owner's post office address is unknown, which form may be used to provide notice of a violation?

• A. Publication at least twice within ten consecutive days
• B. Posting notice on or near the front door of each building
• C. Posting a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground
• D. Mailing notice to the property owner

Answer: (B)

When you cannot serve the notice personally and there is no known mailing address for the property owner, the regulation allows placing the notice directly on the property. Posting on or near the front door of each building is the designated way to provide notice in this situation because it puts the information in the occupier’s immediate view, ensuring visible, actual notice and triggering the required timelines for addressing the violation. This method balances due process with practical enforcement when other methods aren’t feasible.

Mailing isn’t possible without a known address, and publication or other on-site placards aren’t the specified approach for this scenario, so posting at the entrance is the appropriate option.