§ 90.45 FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

   (A)   Pursuant to G.S. 160D-1201, it is hereby found and declared that there exists in the city dwellings unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents and other calamities, lack of ventilation, light, and sanitary facilities, and due to other conditions rendering the dwellings unsafe or insanitary, and dangerous and detri- mental to the health, safety, and morals, and otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the city.

   (B)   In order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city, it is the purpose of §§ 90.45 through 90.66 to establish minimum standards of fitness for the initial and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation, as expressly authorized by G.S. 160D-1205.

(‘58 Code, § 4-112) (Am. Ord. 16-27, passed 8-15-16; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-40, passed 9-7-21)