How are enforcement penalties typically enforced when non-compliance continues after an order?

• A. By revoking licenses only.
• B. Through further orders, fines or penalties, and potential court action to compel compliance; municipal costs may be recoverable.
• C. Through community mediation.
• D. By issuing a warning and no further action.

Answer: (B)

When someone doesn’t comply after an order, enforcement is typically escalated through a sequence of tools: issuing further orders with new deadlines, imposing fines or penalties for continued non-compliance, and pursuing court action to compel compliance. The municipality can also seek to recover its enforcement costs, such as inspection or legal expenses. This combination provides a clear path to remedy the breach and ensures ongoing violations are addressed, rather than stopping at a single warning. Other options, like a one-time warning or mediation, don’t provide the same enforceable leverage, and revoking licenses alone is too narrow to handle continued non-compliance.