(ii) Such property substantially meets more than two of the following criteria:
(A) The property is not occupied by the owner or any lessee or licensee of the owner;
(B) Utility service to the property, including, but not limited to, gas, electric, or water service, has been disconnected or delinquent for over one year;
(C) A building on the property has been deemed unfit for human habitation, occupancy, or use by local housing officials;
(D) A building on the property is open and unprotected and in reasonable danger of significant damage resulting from exposure to the elements or vandalism;
(E) A building on the property is unsecure due to multiple windows and doors being boarded up or closed off, smashed through, broken off or unhinged, or continuously unlocked;
(F) The property has been stripped of copper or other materials or interior fixtures to the property have been removed;
(G) There have not been any recent efforts made to restore the property to productive use;
(H) There is a presence of vermin, uncut vegetation, or debris accumulation on the property;
(I) There have been past actions by the applicable municipality or county to maintain the grounds or a building on the property;
(J) The property has been out of compliance with orders of local housing officials; or
(K) Any other condition or circumstance reasonably indicating that the property is vacant and abandoned.
(b) The holder of the tax sale certificate or tax deed shall determine whether or not real estate is vacant and abandoned two years after the date of the sale of such real estate for taxes or special assessments.
(c) If the real estate is registered as vacant and abandoned pursuant to a vacant property registration ordinance adopted by a municipality, it shall be conclusive proof that such real estate is vacant and abandoned. If the real estate is not registered as vacant and abandoned pursuant to such an ordinance, the holder of the tax sale certificate or tax deed shall not be obligated to proceed under subdivision (2)(a) of this section, but may instead choose to proceed under subdivision (2)(b) of this section, and no deed subsequently issued to such holder shall be deemed invalid due to noncompliance with subdivision (2)(a) of this section. No action taken by a holder of a tax sale certificate or tax deed under subdivision (2)(a) of this section shall prohibit a subsequent action under subdivision (2)(b) of this section on the same real estate should it be determined that such real estate is not vacant and abandoned.
(d) If the holder of the tax sale certificate or tax deed determines real estate to be vacant and abandoned pursuant to this subsection, the holder shall submit an affidavit to the county treasurer affirming that the real estate is vacant and abandoned.
