(a) Any dwelling or dwelling unit which is found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation aHealth:
(1) One which has been abandoned or which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested, that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public; or
(2) One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(b) Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation and so designated and placarded by the Board of Health shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the Board.
(c) No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and until such placard is removed by the Board. The Board shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
(d) No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in subsection (c) above.
(e) Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board under the procedure set forth in § 1460.03.
(Ord. 330, passed 11-15-1967)