2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 43 - PUBLIC WELFARE
Chapter 35 - Urban Renewal and Redevelopment.
43-35-107 - Unsafe buildings.
§ 43-35-107. Unsafe buildings.
An ordinance adopted by a municipality under this article shall provide that the public officer may determine that a building is unfit for human habitation, use or occupation, if he finds that conditions exist in such buildings which are dangerous or injurious to the health, safety or morals of the persons using such buildings for human habitation, use or occupation, or to the public. Such conditions may include the following, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: defects therein increasing the hazards of fire, accident, or other calamities; lack of adequate ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities; dilapidation; disrepair; structural defects; and uncleanliness. Such ordinance may provide additional standards to guide the public officer, or his agents, in determining the fitness of a building for human habitation, use or occupation.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 3503; Laws, 1938, ch. 337, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 525, § 3.
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